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Self-Organization of Gold Nanoparticles on Surface-Modified Conducting Polymer Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Donghui Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry Furman University Greenville, SC 29613
Sarah Klapman
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry Furman University Greenville, SC 29613
Timothy W. Hanks
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry Furman University Greenville, SC 29613
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Abstract

Thiol-coated gold nanoparticles with a diameter of approximately 7.5 nanometers and a narrow particle distribution were prepared from sodium tetrachloroaurate under phase transfer conditions. The thiols used were 1-mercaptododecane (1) and 1-mercapto-9,11-heptadecadiyne (4). The particles were cast onto thin films of polyaniline and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), as well as onto thiol-coated versions of the same polymer. Surface modification of the polymers with long chain thiols encourages the spontaneous self-assembly of the particles into twodimensional arrays and may offer a unique method for stabilization of nanoparticle assemblies on polymer substrates.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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