Determination of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticle ligand–shell morphology using NMR

Xiang Liu, Miao Yu, Hyewon Kim, Marta Mameli and Francesco Stellacci ()
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Xiang Liu: Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Miao Yu: Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Hyewon Kim: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marta Mameli: Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Francesco Stellacci: Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Nature Communications, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract It is accepted that the ligand shell morphology of nanoparticles coated with a monolayer of molecules can be partly responsible for important properties such as cell membrane penetration and wetting. When binary mixtures of molecules coat a nanoparticle, they can arrange randomly or separate into domains, for example, forming Janus, patchy or striped particles. To date, there is no straightforward method for the determination of such structures. Here we show that a combination of one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR can be used to determine the ligand shell structure of a series of particles covered with aliphatic and aromatic ligands of varying composition. This approach is a powerful way to determine the ligand shell structure of patchy particles; it has the limitation of needing a whole series of compositions and ligands' combinations with NMR peaks well separated and whose shifts due to the surrounding environment can be large enough.

Date: 2012
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