title: Film formation of Ag nanoparticles at the organic-aqueous liquid interface.
abstract: We report a wet-chemical method to make films by spontaneous assembly of passivated Ag nanoparticles at the organic-aqueous liquid interface. The interfacial films exhibit a blue opalescence and are characterized with transmission electron microscopy and UV-vis spectrophotometry. Measurements indicate that nanoparticles in the interfacial film can form superlattices and in some cases nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, California 90041, USA.
authors.forename: Jill K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Dwoskin
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vigorita
authors.forename: Eileen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Spain
mesh_terms: D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C505222:11-mercaptoundecanoic acid; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012997:Solvents; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D014867:Water; D014050:Toluene; D012834:Silver