title: Overcoming the Coupling Dilemma in DNA-Programmable Nanoparticle Assemblies by "Ag+ Soldering".
abstract: Strong coupling between nanoparticles is critical for facilitating charge and energy transfers. Despite the great success of DNA-programmable nanoparticle assemblies, the very weak interparticle coupling represents a key barrier to various applications. Here, an extremely simple, fast, and highly efficient process combining DNA-programming and molecular/ionic bonding is developed to address this challenge, which exhibits a seamless fusion with DNA nanotechnology.
authors: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
authors: Huiqiao
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
authors: Yulin
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
authors: Miao
authors: M
authors: Liu
authors: Engineering and Materials Science Experiment Center, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Gong
authors: CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China.
authors: Zhaoxiang
authors: Z
authors: Deng
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA
keywords: DNA; gold nanoparticle; plasmonic coupling; self-assembly; silver ion