title: The design and investigation of room temperature thermotropic nematic gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Nematic gold nanoparticles, covered with a monolayer of calamitic mesogens and short hydrocarbon chains, have been synthesized and investigated. The materials are chemically stable and exhibit nematic phase behavior at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cseh
authors.forename: Georg H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Mehl