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Controlling the Assembly of Silver Nanocubes through Selective Functionalization of Their Faces
Author(s) -
Rycenga Matthew,
McLellan Joseph M.,
Xia Younan
Publication year - 2008
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.200800360
Subject(s) - materials science , surface modification , monolayer , self assembly , nanotechnology , self assembled monolayer , chemical engineering , engineering
Silver nanocubes are self‐assembled into unique structures via hydrophobic interactions. The structures could be predesigned by selectively functionalizing the faces of each nanocube with hydrophobic and hydrophilic self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs). The cubic lattice shown in this SEM image was formed at an air‐water interface from Ag nanocubes whose entire surface had been derivatized with a hydrophobic SAM.