Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Capped Gold Nanoparticles
- Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). NSF’s ChemMatCARS
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Surface-sensitive X-ray reflectivity and grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering reveal the structure of polymer-capped-gold nanoparticles (AuNPs that are grafted with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide); PNIPAM–AuNPs) as they self-assemble and crystallize at the aqueous suspension/vapor interface. Citrate-stabilized AuNPs (5 and 10 nm in nominal diameter) are ligand-exchanged by 6 kDa PNIPAM-thiol to form corona brushes around the AuNPs that are highly stable and dispersed in aqueous suspensions. Surprisingly, no clear evidence of thermosensitive effect on surface enrichment or self-assembly of the PNIPAM–AuNPs is observed in the 10–35 °C temperature range. However, addition of simple salts (in this case, NaCl) to the suspension induces migration of the PNIPAM–AuNPs to the aqueous surface, and above a threshold salt concentration, two-dimensional crystals are formed. In conclusion, the 10 nm PNIPAM–AuNPs form a highly ordered single layer with in-plane triangular structure, whereas the 5 nm capped NPs form short-range triangular structure that gradually becomes denser as salt concentration increases.
- Research Organization:
- Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11358; AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1464476
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1463708
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J--9723
- Journal Information:
- Langmuir, Journal Name: Langmuir Journal Issue: 28 Vol. 34; ISSN 0743-7463
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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