title: Electrochemical assembly and potential-dependent plasmon absorption of au nanoclusters covered with a 4-aminothiophenol self-assembled monolayer.
abstract: Gold nanoclusters covered with 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) were electrochemically assembled on an Au or ITO electrode. The assembly mechanism is discussed on the basis of results of electrochemical, FT-IR, and XPS measurements. The intensity of plasmon absorption of the gold nanocluster assembly was shown to be dependent on applied potential as a result of electrochemical doping/undoping of a counteranion in the polyaniline film.
authors.affiliation: Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uosaki