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Cover Picture: Proof of Principle: Immobilisation of Robust Cu II 3 Tb III ‐Macrocycles on Small, Suitably Pre‐functionalised Gold Nanoparticles (Chem. Eur. J. 11/2017)
Author(s) -
Feltham Humphrey L. C.,
Dumas Christophe,
Mannini Matteo,
Otero Edwige,
Sainctavit Philippe,
Sessoli Roberta,
Meledandri Carla J.,
Brooker Sally
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201605677
Subject(s) - dispersity , microemulsion , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , covalent bond , spectroscopy , circular dichroism , nanoparticle , absorption (acoustics) , magnetic circular dichroism , materials science , absorption spectroscopy , cover (algebra) , chemistry , nanotechnology , crystallography , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , optics , physics , spectral line , pulmonary surfactant , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , astronomy , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering
A robust soluble macrocyclic [Tb III Cu II 3 ] single‐molecule magnet was covalently tethered in large amounts to small monodisperse gold nanoparticles pre‐functionalised with carboxylates (formed by a modified microemulsion method; ca. 3.5 nm diameter), and shown to be intact on the NP surface (X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X‐ray absorption spectroscopy, and X‐ray magnetic circular dichroism). This proof‐of‐principle study provides a versatile strategy to a wide range of hybrid materials, and does not require the complex to be synthetically modified first. The cover image was kindly created by Michael Crawford (Dunedin). More information can be found in the Communication by R. Sessoli, C. J. Meledandri, S. Brooker et al. on page 2517 ff.