title: Interactions of Schiff-base ligands with gold nanoparticles: structural, optical and electrocatalytic studies.
abstract: A study on optical and electrochemical properties resulting upon interaction of Schiff base ligands with gold nanoparticles is presented. The measurements of the optical absorption and fluorescence properties have provided important information about structure-properties dependence. We show that in function of the isomer structure and its attachment orientation with respect to the metal nanoparticle, their optical properties can be modulated. Nanoparticle assemblies mediated by 3,4-DHS were also obtained based on a control of the interparticle interactions and their electrocatalytic activity toward NADH oxidation was investigated.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Analítica y Análisis Instrumental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. josemaria.abad@uam.es
authors.forename: Jose María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Revenga-Parra
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gamero
authors.forename: Encarnación
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pariente