Reverse Self-Assembly: (111)-Oriented Gold Crystallization at Alkylthiol Monolayer Templates

Two-Step Adsorption of PtCl62– Complexes at a Charged Langmuir Monolayer: Role of Hydration and Ion Correlations

“…Interfacial anion exchange is usually the rate limiting step in those processes. 32 Our results show that in highly concentrated solutions, ion-ion correlations and the competition between the co-ions are coupled with hydration effects, and are all important in determining adsorption behavior (the complexation of ions with headgroups can also lead to ion specific effects 17,[43][44] , which is not the case here). These effects and the restructuring of interfacial water are expected to play a crucial role in SX processes.…”

Synthesis of gold nanoparticles within silica monoliths through irradiation techniques using Au(i) and Au(iii) precursors

“…Preferred orientation has been reported for GNPs formed on an organic monolayer or within Au-containing membranes via other synthetic procedures. 14,[31][32][33][34] In one case, the (111) preferred growth of GNPs was observed in mesoporous silica lms 35 aer H 2 -reduction of Au 3+ ions. These authors suggested that the anisotropic orientation of the Au nanoparticles resulted from the formation of arrays of several Au domains located along oriented mesopores.…”

Nanomechanics of Bidentate Thiolate Ligands on Gold Surfaces

“…DOI Thiolate-gold interfaces have been intensely studied for many decades using a wide array of experimental and computational methodologies [1,2]. The pronounced inter est in these particular hybrid molecule-metal junctions and interfaces is due to a multitude of potential applications such as tailoring the properties of surfaces [3][4][5][6][7], chemical anchors for molecular electronics applications [8][9][10], or coating agents for the stabilization of gold nanoparticles [11,12]. Only lately, it has been realized that the consid eration of the mechanical properties of these moleculemetal hybrids becomes a crucial design factor [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] for nanoscale devices.…”