Liquid??Crystalline Phases Made of Gold Nanoparticles

…, J Matraszek, J Mieczkowski, J Borysiuk…

Index: Wojcik, Michal; Lewandowski, Wiktor; Matraszek, Joanna; Mieczkowski, Jozef; Borysiuk, Jolanta; Pociecha, Damian; Gorecka, Ewa Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2009 , vol. 48, # 28 p. 5167 - 5169

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Abstract

Abstract Spontaneous formation of smectic and columnar structures was observed when spherical gold nanoparticles were functionalized with mesogenic thiols (see layered structure and X-ray pattern of a sample in smectic phase). The particle ordering is stimulated by softening of the interparticle potential and flexibility for deformation of the grafting layer.