title: 2D assembly of gold-PNIPAM core-shell nanocrystals.
abstract: 2D arrays of Au-PNIPAM core-shell nanocrystals were fabricated using convective deposition and spin-coating. The particle density and ordering were studied by AFM. Annealing at 700 °C removes the polymer shell, while retaining a monolayer of well-separated gold nanoparticles. The surface plasmon modes of the colloid monolayers could be measured by spectroscopic ellipsometry.
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Bio21 Institute & School of Chemistry, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaber
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karg
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morfa
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mulvaney
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; C052970:poly-N-isopropylacrylamide; D006046:Gold