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Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles into Fibrous Aggregates Using Thiol‐Terminated Gelators
Author(s) -
Kimura M.,
Kobayashi S.,
Kuroda T.,
Hanabusa K.,
Shirai H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200305804
Subject(s) - materials science , colloidal gold , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , supramolecular chemistry , nanoscopic scale , covalent bond , thiol , front cover , intermolecular force , hydrogen bond , polymer chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , cover (algebra) , chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
Gold nanoparticles are organized into a three‐dimensional network structure using a newly designed thiol‐terminated organic gelator. Gold nanoparticles have been covalently linked with supramolecular nanoscopic fibers, in which the gelators have been assembled by intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The Figure shows fibrous aggregates of Au nanoparticles in the presence of the new gelator (see also the front cover).