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Gold nanoparticles stabilized by thioether dendrimers

Hermes, Jens Peter and Sander, Fabian and Peterle, Torsten and Urbani, Raphael and Pfohl, Thomas and Thompson, Damien and Mayor, Marcel. (2011) Gold nanoparticles stabilized by thioether dendrimers. Chemistry - A European Journal, 17 (48). pp. 13473-13481.

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Abstract

Ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are promising materials for nanotechnology with applications in electronics, catalysis, and sensors. These applications depend on the ability to synthesize stable and monodisperse NPs. Herein, the design and synthesis of two series of dendritic thioether ligands and their ability to stabilize Au NPs is presented. The dendrimers have 1,3,5-trisubstituted benzene branching units bridged by either meta-xylene or ethylene moieties. A comparison between the two ligands shows how both size control and the stability of the NPs are influenced by the nature of the ligand-NP wrapping interaction. The meta-xylene-bridged ligands provided NPs with a narrow size distribution centered around a diameter of 1.2?nm, whereas the NPs formed with ethylene-bridged dendrimers lack long-term stability with NP aggregation detected by UV/Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The bulkier tert-butyl-functionalized meta-xylene bridges form larger ligand shells that inhibit further growth of the NPs and thus provide a simple route to stable and monodisperse Au NPs that may find use as functional components in nanoelectronic devices.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Chemie > Former Organization Units Chemistry > Biophysikalische Chemie (Pfohl)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Chemie > Chemie > Molecular Devices and Materials (Mayor)
UniBasel Contributors:Mayor, Marcel and Pfohl, Thomas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0947-6539
e-ISSN:1521-3765
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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