Molecular-Scale Insights into the Heterogeneous Interactions between an m-Terphenyl Isocyanide Ligand and Noble Metal Nanoparticles

Bi, Liya; Wang, Yufei; Wang, Zhe; Do, Alexandria; Fuqua, Alexander; Balto, Krista P.; Zhang, Yanning; Figueroa, Joshua S.; Pascal, Tod A.; Tao, Andrea R.; Li, Shaowei

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05885

Title: Molecular-Scale Insights into the Heterogeneous Interactions between an m-Terphenyl Isocyanide Ligand and Noble Metal Nanoparticles

Journal Article · 22 January 2025 · Nano Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05885 · OSTI ID:2511354

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University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)
University of California, Irvine, CA (United States); University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (China)
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (China)

The structural and chemical properties of metal nanoparticles are often dictated by their interactions with molecular ligand shells. These interactions are highly material-specific and can vary significantly even among elements within the same group or materials with similar crystal structure. In this study, we surveyed the heterogeneous interactions between an m-terphenyl isocyanide ligand and Au and Ag nanoparticles (NPs) at the single-molecule limit. Specifically, we found that the ligation behavior with this molecule differs significantly between that of Au and AgNPs. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy measurements revealed unique enhancement factors for two molecular vibrational modes between two metal surfaces, indicating different ligand binding geometries. Molecular-level characterization using scanning tunneling microscopy allowed us to directly visualize these variations between Ag and Au surfaces, which we assign as two distinct binding mechanisms. This molecular-scale visualization provides clear insights into the different ligand–metal interactions as well as the chemical behavior and spectroscopic characteristics of isocyanide-functionalized NPs.

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Research Organization:: University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); United States National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0025537

OSTI ID:: 2511354

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 25; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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