title: Embedding and self-organization of nanoparticles in phospholipid multilayers.
abstract: Multilayers of various phospholipids on silicon substrates are used to induce spontaneous embedding of nanoparticles deposited from the gas phase. The resulting nanoparticle arrangement on the substrate surface is characterized using atomic force and scanning electron microscopy. In the intermediate phase and the liquid crystalline phase of the lipid, a monolayer is formed around individual nanoparticles which leads to an increase in interparticle distances. At the same time, the molecular mobility of the multilayers allows for self-assembly of the particles in regular two-dimensional arrangements.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 47048 Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Annegret
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terheiden
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rellinghaus
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stappert
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acet
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010316:Particle Size; D044367:Phase Transition; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D010743:Phospholipids; D012825:Silicon