Phase separation on mixed-monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles: A study by infrared spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy

Andrea Centrone; Ying Hu; Alicia M. Jackson; Giuseppe Zerbi; Francesco Stellacci

doi:10.1002/smll.200600736

Phase separation on mixed-monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles: A study by infrared spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy

Andrea Centrone, Ying Hu, Alicia M. Jackson, Giuseppe Zerbi, Francesco Stellacci

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico "C. Besta"

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Abstract

The phase-separation on mixed-monolayer-protected metal Nanoparticles (NP) coated with mixtures of varying composition of 1-octanethiol and its fully denatured analogue (OT-d17) were analyzed by Infrared Spectroscopy (IRS) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM). The results show CH₂ stretching frequencies as a function of composition for a series of NPs coated with OT and 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA). The intensity ratio between the antisymmetric MPA and the peaks in the entire CD stretching region of OT-d17 estimates show that the ligand-shell composition is in agreement with the syochiometric ratio used in synthesizing the NPs. The CH₂ stretching frequencies versus composition provide evidence for homogeneous mixing and for phase separation in the ligand shell of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	814-817
Number of pages	4
Journal	Small
Volume	3
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200600736
Publication status	Published - May 2007

Keywords

IR spectroscopy
Monolayers
Nanoparticles
Phase separation
Scanning tunneling microscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomaterials
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Biotechnology
Medicine(all)

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