title: Spontaneous fractal aggregation of gold nanoparticles and controlled generation of aggregate-based fractal networks at air/water interface.
abstract: The spontaneous fractal aggregation of as-prepared cetytrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-capped gold nanoparticles was found to happen at the air/water interface after spreading their chloroform solution on water surfaces. Aided by Langmuir-Blodgett techniques, these fractal aggregates can be interconnected with each other to form aggregate-based fractal networks.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wenlong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Shaojun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Erkang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang