Monolayer-protected gold nanoparticle coalescence induced by photogenerated radicals.
Acyl and alkyl radicals generated photochemically in a solution containing monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles are shown to efficiently liberate the alkylthiolate ligands into the solution as the thioacetyl or alkyl sulfide, respectively. This radical-induced reaction initiates a coalescence of the gold cores to facilitate an increase in core size. The photoinitiated radical reaction also liberates monolayers from two-dimensional gold surfaces.
Kell
Arnold J
AJ
Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
Alizadeh
Abdolhamid
A
Yang
Li
L
Workentin
Mark S
MS