title: Low-dimensional chainlike assemblies of TiO2 nanorod-stabilized Au nanoparticles.
abstract: A simple and versatile light-based strategy to grow low-dimensional gold superstructures is presented; prolonged UV-irradiation of TiO2 nanorod-stabilized Au nanoparticles in organic media promotes the progressive formation of distinctive chainlike metal assemblies, namely segments of a few gold particles, 2D or quasi-1D large structures composed of interlacing lines of hundreds of metal units over areas of about 500 nm2.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Bari, via Orabona 4, I-70126 Bari, Italy. d.cozzoli@ba.ipcf.cnr.it
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Cozzoli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fanizza
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Curri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laub
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agostiano
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: C009495:titanium dioxide; D006046:Gold; D014025:Titanium