title: Freezing the self-assembly process of gold nanocrystals.
abstract: The ability to stop the self-assembly of gold nanocrystals at a desired stage of the process provides new leverage to understand and control the dynamics of self-assembly. Herein, competitive ligands are used to unfavor the interaction of the cross-linker with the gold surface and terminate the growth reaction of gold nanoparticles and nanorod chains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130, USA.
authors.forename: Abdennour
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Limei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kattumenu
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halim
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singamaneni
mesh_terms: D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D003543:Cysteamine / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C516314:1,4-benzenedithiol; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D019343:Citric Acid; D003543:Cysteamine; D006046:Gold; D000077286:Cetrimonium