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Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Gold Nanoparticles
Published on: July 2, 2019
Adsorption behavior of 4-methoxypyridine on gold nanoparticles
Holger Lange1, Janina Maultzsch, Weizhe Meng
1Institut für Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Holger.Lange@physik.tu-berlin.de
Abstract:
We demonstrate a phase transfer method to create stable colloidal solutions of Au nanoparticles with 4-methoxypyridine ligands. We then investigate the adsorption behavior of 4-methoxypyridine onto gold surfaces by Raman spectroscopy, DFT calculations, and (1)H NMR. In contrast to unsubstituted pyridine and the frequently used (N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), a flat adsorption of 4-methoxypyridine on gold was found.
