title: Ordered nanocrystal/silica particles self-assembled from nanocrystal micelles and silicate.
abstract: Ordered gold nanocrystal/silica particles were synthesized through self-assembly of nanocrystal micelles and silicate. Depending on the use of surfactants, and the kinetic conditions of silica hydrolysis and condensation, well-shaped and irregularly-shaped silica particles were formed, inside which the nanocrystals self-organized in a face-centered cubic mesostructure.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Synthesis and Nanomaterials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA. hfan@sandia.gov
authors.forename: Hongyou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gabaldon
authors.forename: C Jeffrey
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Brinker
authors.forename: Ying-Bing
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007700:Kinetics; D008823:Micelles; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D017640:Silicates; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D006046:Gold; D012822:Silicon Dioxide