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Title: Self-assembly of large-scale crack-free gold nanoparticle films using a ‘drain-to-deposit’ strategy

Abstract

Gold nanoparticles are widely studied due to the ease of controlled synthesis, facile surface modification, and interesting physical properties. However, a technique for depositing large-area, crack-free monolayers on solid substrates is lacking. Herein is presented a method for accomplishing this. Spherical gold nanoparticles were synthesized as an aqueous dispersion. Assembly into monolayers and ligand exchange occurred simultaneously at an organic/aqueous interface. Then the monolayer film was deposited onto arbitrary solid substrates by slowly pumping out the lower, aqueous phase. This allowed the monolayer film (and liquid–liquid interface) to descend without significant disturbance, eventually reaching substrates contained in the aqueous phase. The resulting macroscopic quality of the films was found to be superior to films transferred by Langmuir techniques. The surface plasmon resonance and Raman enhancement of the films were evaluated and found to be uniform across the surface of each film.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Org.:
NSFUNIVERSITY
OSTI Identifier:
1298279
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Nanotechnology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 27; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 0957-4484
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Citation Formats

Yang, Guang, and Hallinan, Daniel T. Self-assembly of large-scale crack-free gold nanoparticle films using a ‘drain-to-deposit’ strategy. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/27/22/225604.
Yang, Guang, & Hallinan, Daniel T. Self-assembly of large-scale crack-free gold nanoparticle films using a ‘drain-to-deposit’ strategy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/27/22/225604
Yang, Guang, and Hallinan, Daniel T. 2016. "Self-assembly of large-scale crack-free gold nanoparticle films using a ‘drain-to-deposit’ strategy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/27/22/225604.
@article{osti_1298279,
title = {Self-assembly of large-scale crack-free gold nanoparticle films using a ‘drain-to-deposit’ strategy},
author = {Yang, Guang and Hallinan, Daniel T.},
abstractNote = {Gold nanoparticles are widely studied due to the ease of controlled synthesis, facile surface modification, and interesting physical properties. However, a technique for depositing large-area, crack-free monolayers on solid substrates is lacking. Herein is presented a method for accomplishing this. Spherical gold nanoparticles were synthesized as an aqueous dispersion. Assembly into monolayers and ligand exchange occurred simultaneously at an organic/aqueous interface. Then the monolayer film was deposited onto arbitrary solid substrates by slowly pumping out the lower, aqueous phase. This allowed the monolayer film (and liquid–liquid interface) to descend without significant disturbance, eventually reaching substrates contained in the aqueous phase. The resulting macroscopic quality of the films was found to be superior to films transferred by Langmuir techniques. The surface plasmon resonance and Raman enhancement of the films were evaluated and found to be uniform across the surface of each film.},
doi = {10.1088/0957-4484/27/22/225604},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1298279}, journal = {Nanotechnology},
issn = {0957-4484},
number = 22,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}