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Chang YH, Jang JW, Chang YC, Lee SH, Siao TF. Gold Nanohelices: A New Synthesis Route, Characterization, and Plasmonic E-Field Enhancement. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:14860-14867. [PMID: 32637760 PMCID: PMC7330912 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Gold nanohelices (AuNHs) are synthesized using surfactant-assisted seed-mediated growth in an aqueous solution. AuNHs with diameters and lengths of 30-150 nm and several micrometers, respectively, are grown in a reaction carried out at 15 °C for 20 h by adding poly(ethylene glycol)(12)tridecyl ether, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the capping agents in an HAuCl4(aq) solution. With the addition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in the reaction, the yield of the helical products is considerably increased, which indicates that AuNPs behave as the seeds for AuNH growth. The growth routes of AuNHs in the system are investigated by transmission electron microscopy measurements. Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations show that total extinction of the AuNH at 660 and 570 nm is dominantly influenced by strong e-field enhancement and the scattering of light incidence. In a practical application, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements are conducted using AuNHs as the substrates and 4-mercaptobenzoic acid as the probe. A detection limit of 20 ppb is acquired using a micro-Raman spectrometer using a 633 nm He-Ne laser with a power of 3.35 mW which corresponds with the FDTD simulation results and reveals that AuNHs are superior SERS templates with resonance tuning ability in consequence of their unique helical architectures.
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- Yu-Hsu Chang
- Department
of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Division
of Physics and Semiconductor Science, Dongguk
University, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Oak
Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department
of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Liu CH, Janke EM, Li R, Juhás P, Gang O, Talapin DV, Billinge SJL. sasPDF: pair distribution function analysis of nanoparticle assemblies from small-angle scattering data. J Appl Crystallogr 2020; 53:699-709. [PMID: 32684885 PMCID: PMC7312144 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576720004628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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sasPDF, a method for characterizing the structure of nanoparticle assemblies (NPAs), is presented. The method is an extension of the atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis to the small-angle scattering (SAS) regime. The PDFgetS3 software package for computing the PDF from SAS data is also presented. An application of the sasPDF method to characterize structures of representative NPA samples with different levels of structural order is then demonstrated. The sasPDF method quantitatively yields information such as structure, disorder and crystallite sizes of ordered NPA samples. The method was also used to successfully model the data from a disordered NPA sample. The sasPDF method offers the possibility of more quantitative characterizations of NPA structures for a wide class of samples.
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- Chia-Hao Liu
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Computational Science Initiative, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Energy and Photon Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Arciniegas MP, Castelli A, Brescia R, Serantes D, Ruta S, Hovorka O, Satoh A, Chantrell R, Pellegrino T. Unveiling the Dynamical Assembly of Magnetic Nanocrystal Zig-Zag Chains via In Situ TEM Imaging in Liquid. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907419. [PMID: 32459051 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The controlled assembly of colloidal magnetic nanocrystals is key to many applications such as nanoelectronics, storage memory devices, and nanomedicine. Here, the motion and ordering of ferrimagnetic nanocubes in water via liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy is directly imaged in situ. Through the experimental analysis, combined with molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical considerations, it is shown that the presence of highly competitive interactions leads to the formation of stable monomers and dimers, acting as nuclei, followed by a dynamic growth of zig-zag chain-like assemblies. It is demonstrated that such arrays can be explained by first, a maximization of short-range electrostatic interactions, which at a later stage become surpassed by magnetic forces acting through the easy magnetic axes of the nanocubes, causing their tilted orientation within the arrays. Moreover, in the confined volume of liquid in the experiments, interactions of the nanocube surfaces with the cell membranes, when irradiated at relatively low electron dose, slow down the kinetics of their self-assembly, facilitating the identification of different stages in the process. The study provides crucial insights for the formation of unconventional linear arrays made of ferrimagnetic nanocubes that are essential for their further exploitation in, for example, magnetic hyperthermia, magneto-transport devices, and nanotheranostic tools.
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy
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- Applied Physics Department and Instituto de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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- Department of Physics, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 7QF, UK
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- Faculty of System Science and Technology, Akita Prefecture University, Yurihonjo, 015-0055, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy
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Hua M, Hao J, Gong Y, Zhang F, Wei J, Yang Z, Pileni MP. Discrete Supracrystalline Heterostructures from Integrative Assembly of Nanocrystals and Porous Organic Cages. ACS NANO 2020; 14:5517-5528. [PMID: 32374985 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although self-assembly across multiple length scales has been well recognized and intensively investigated in natural biological system, the design of artificial heterostructures enabled by integrative self-assembly is still in its infancy. Here we report a strategy toward the growth of discrete supracrystalline heterostructures from inorganic nanocrystals and porous organic cages (CC3-R), which in principle relies on the host-guest interactions between alkyl chains coated on nanocrystals and the cavity of cage molecules. Density functional theory calculation indicates that an attractive energy of ∼-2 kBT is present between an alkyl chain and the cavity of a CC3-R molecule, which is responsible for the assembly of nanocrystal superlattices on the CC3-R octahedral crystals. Of particular interest is that, determined by the shape of the nanocrystals, two distinct assembly modes can be controlled at the mesoscale level, which eventually produce either a core/shell or heterodimer supracrystalline structure. Our results highlight opportunities for the development of such a noncovalent integrative self-assembly not limited to a particular length scale and that could be generally applicable for flexible integration of supramolecular systems.
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- Mingming Hua
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Chemistry Department, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Lee J, Huh JH, Lee S. DNA Base Pair Stacking Crystallization of Gold Colloids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:5118-5125. [PMID: 32316734 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We describe a DNA base pair (bp) stacking driven 3D crystallization of 70-80 nm gold nanospheres (Au NSs) into a large-area, face-centered-cubic (FCC) lattice. Although great advances have been achieved over the past decade, DNA nanoparticle (NP) crystallization has relied solely on the base complementary binding. This limits the accessible crystal size particularly for the larger and heavier Au NPs (>50 nm). In this work, we argue that the use of DNA bp-stacking (so-called blunt-end stacking) instead of complementary binding can widen the scope of controlled interparticle interactions used to assemble larger Au colloids into a larger-area crystal. Through the optimization of the melting transition, relatively large Au NSs (e.g., 75 nm) with nearly ideal roundness can be crystallized into FCC crystals with the area of up to approximately 1400 μm2. A strong metallodielectric stopband is experimentally observed in the visible range, confirming the high quality of our self-assembled Au colloidal crystals.
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- Jaewon Lee
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomicrosystem Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- KU Photonics Center, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Huang C, Chen X, Xue Z, Wang T. Effect of structure: A new insight into nanoparticle assemblies from inanimate to animate. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaba1321. [PMID: 32426506 PMCID: PMC7220353 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba1321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nanoparticle (NP) assemblies are among the foremost achievements of nanoscience and nanotechnology because their interparticle interactions overcome the weaknesses displayed by individual NPs. However, previous studies have considered NP assemblies as inanimate, which had led to their dynamic properties being overlooked. Animate properties, i.e., those mimicking biological properties, endow NP ensembles with unique and unexpected functionalities for practical applications. In this critical review, we highlight recent advances in our understanding of the properties of NP assemblies, particularly their animate properties. Key examples are used to illustrate critical concepts, and special emphasis is placed on animate property-dependent applications. Last, we discuss the barriers to further advances in this field.
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- Chuanhui Huang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #2 Zhongguancun, North First Street, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #2 Zhongguancun, North First Street, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #2 Zhongguancun, North First Street, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #2 Zhongguancun, North First Street, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Corresponding author.
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Chen Y, Liu H, Yin H, Zhu Q, Yao G, Gu N. Hierarchical Fabrication of Plasmonic Superlattice Membrane by Aspect-Ratio Controllable Nanobricks for Label-Free Protein Detection. Front Chem 2020; 8:307. [PMID: 32411663 PMCID: PMC7198893 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Plasmonic superlattice membrane exhibits remarkable functional properties that are emerging from engineered assemblies of well-defined "meta-atoms," which is featured as a conceptual new category of two-dimensional optical metamaterials. The ability to build plasmonic membranes over macroscopic surfaces but with nanoscale ordering is crucial for systematically controlling the light-matter interactions and represents considerable advances for the bottom-up fabrication of soft optoelectronic devices and circuits. Through rational design, novel nanocrystals, and by engineering the packing orders, the hybridized plasmon signature can be customized, promoting controllable near-field confinement for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based detection. However, building such 2D architectures has proven to be remarkably challenging due to the complicated interparticle forces and multiscale interactions during self-assembly. Here, we report on the fabrication of ultralong-nanobrick-based giant plasmonic superlattice membranes as high-performance SERS substrates for ultrasensitive and label-free protein detection. Using aspect-ratio controllable short-to-ultralong nanobricks as building blocks, we construct three distinctive plasmonic membranes by polymer-ligand-based strategy in drying-mediated self-assembly at the air/water interfaces. The plasmonic membranes exhibit monolayered morphology with nanoscale assembled ordering but macroscopic lateral dimensions, inducing enhanced near-field confinement and uniform hot-spot distribution. By choosing 4-aminothiophenol and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a model analyte, we establish an ultrasensitive assay for label-free SERS detection. The detection limit of BSA can reach 15 nM, and the enhancement factor reached 4.3 × 105, enabling a promising avenue for its clinical application in ultrasensitive biodiagnostics.
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- Yi Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Southeast University-Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Southeast University-Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Southeast University-Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Chengxian College, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Chengxian College, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Southeast University-Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou, China
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Muller EA, Gray TP, Zhou Z, Cheng X, Khatib O, Bechtel HA, Raschke MB. Vibrational exciton nanoimaging of phases and domains in porphyrin nanocrystals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:7030-7037. [PMID: 32170023 PMCID: PMC7132254 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1914172117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Much of the electronic transport, photophysical, or biological functions of molecular materials emerge from intermolecular interactions and associated nanoscale structure and morphology. However, competing phases, defects, and disorder give rise to confinement and many-body localization of the associated wavefunction, disturbing the performance of the material. Here, we employ vibrational excitons as a sensitive local probe of intermolecular coupling in hyperspectral infrared scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy (IR s-SNOM) with complementary small-angle X-ray scattering to map multiscale structure from molecular coupling to long-range order. In the model organic electronic material octaethyl porphyrin ruthenium(II) carbonyl (RuOEP), we observe the evolution of competing ordered and disordered phases, in nucleation, growth, and ripening of porphyrin nanocrystals. From measurement of vibrational exciton delocalization, we identify coexistence of ordered and disordered phases in RuOEP that extend down to the molecular scale. Even when reaching a high degree of macroscopic crystallinity, identify significant local disorder with correlation lengths of only a few nanometers. This minimally invasive approach of vibrational exciton nanospectroscopy and -imaging is generally applicable to provide the molecular-level insight into photoresponse and energy transport in organic photovoltaics, electronics, or proteins.
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- Eric A Muller
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309;
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- JILA, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- JILA, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
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- Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- JILA, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- Advanced Light Source Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Advanced Light Source Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309;
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
- JILA, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309
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Pileni MP. Light interactions with supracrystals either deposited on a substrate or dispersed in water. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00353k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nanocrystals with low size distribution are able to self-assemble into a 3D crystalline structure called colloidal crystals or super/supracrystals.
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Wang D, Guan J, Hu J, Bourgeois MR, Odom TW. Manipulating Light-Matter Interactions in Plasmonic Nanoparticle Lattices. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:2997-3007. [PMID: 31596570 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Rationally assembled nanostructures exhibit distinct physical and chemical properties beyond their individual units. Developments in nanofabrication techniques have enabled the patterning of a wide range of nanomaterial designs over macroscale (>in.2) areas. Periodic metal nanostructures show long-range diffractive interactions when the lattice spacing is close to the wavelength of the incident light. The collective coupling between metal nanoparticles in a lattice introduces sharp and intense plasmonic surface lattice resonances, in contrast to the broad localized resonances from single nanoparticles. Plasmonic nanoparticle lattices exhibit strongly enhanced optical fields within the subwavelength vicinity of the nanoparticle unit cells that are 2 orders of magnitude higher than that of individual units. These intense electromagnetic fields can manipulate nanoscale processes such as photocatalysis, optical spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, and light harvesting. This Account focuses on advances in exciton-plasmon coupling and light-matter interactions with plasmonic nanoparticle lattices. First, we introduce the fundamentals of ultrasharp surface lattice resonances; these resonances arise from the coupling of the localized surface plasmons of a nanoparticle to the diffraction mode from the lattice. Second, we discuss how integrating dye molecules with plasmonic nanoparticle lattices can result in an architecture for nanoscale lasing at room temperature. The lasing emission wavelength can be tuned in real time by adjusting the refractive index environment or varying the lattice spacing. Third, we describe how manipulating either the shape of the unit cell or the lattice geometry can control the lasing emission properties. Low-symmetry plasmonic nanoparticle lattices can show polarization-dependent lasing responses, and multiscale plasmonic superlattices-finite patches of nanoparticles grouped into microscale arrays-can support multiple plasmon resonances for controlled multimodal nanolasing. Fourth, we discuss how the assembly of photoactive emitters on the nanocavity arrays behaves as a hybrid materials system with enhanced exciton-plasmon coupling. Positioning metal-organic framework materials around nanoparticles produces mixed photon modes with strongly enhanced photoluminescence at wavelengths determined by the lattice. Deterministic coupling of quantum emitters in two-dimensional materials to plasmonic lattices leads to preserved single-photon emission and reduced decay lifetimes. Finally, we highlight emerging applications of nanoparticle lattices from compact, fully reconfigurable imaging devices to solid-state emitter structures. Plasmonic nanoparticle lattices are a versatile, scalable platform for tunable flat optics, nontrivial topological photonics, and modified chemical reactivities.
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Tan HG, Xia G, Liu LX, Niu XH, Hao QH. Surface Patterns of a Tetrahedral Polyelectrolyte Brush Induced by Grafting Density and Charge Fraction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-020-2351-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tan HG, Xia G, Liu LX, Miao B. Morphologies of a polyelectrolyte brush grafted onto a cubic colloid in the presence of trivalent ions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:20031-20044. [PMID: 31478539 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03819a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We study the morphologies of a polyelectrolyte brush grafted onto a surface of cubic geometry under good solvent conditions in the presence of trivalent counterions, using molecular dynamics simulations. The electrostatic correlation effect and excluded volume effect on the morphologies are studied through varying the charge fraction and grafting density, respectively. Combining snapshots of surface morphologies, brush height, distribution profiles of polymer monomers, and monomer-monomer/counterion pair correlation functions, it is clearly shown that the electrostatic correlation effect, represented by the trivalent-counterion-mediated bridging effect, can induce lateral microphase separation of the cubic polyelectrolyte brush, resulting in the formation of pinned patches. These structures then lead to multi-scale ordering in the brush system and, thereby, a non-monotonic dependence of the brush height, corresponding to a collapse-to-swell transition, on the grafting density. Our simulation results demonstrate that, with the sequence of surface morphologies responsive to adjusting external parameters, the cubic polyelectrolyte brush can serve as a candidate system for the manufacturing of smart stimuli-responsive materials.
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- Hong-Ge Tan
- College of Science, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China.
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Kogikoski S, Kubota LT. Electron transfer in superlattice films based on self-assembled DNA-Gold nanoparticle. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.06.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gabrys PA, Macfarlane RJ. Controlling Crystal Texture in Programmable Atom Equivalent Thin Films. ACS NANO 2019; 13:8452-8460. [PMID: 31268681 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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DNA is a powerful tool in the directed assembly of nanoparticle based superlattice materials, as the predictable nature of Watson-Crick base pairing allows DNA-grafted particles to be programmably assembled into unit cells that arise from the complete control of nanoparticle coordination environment within the lattice. However, while the local environment around each nanoparticle within a superlattice can be precisely dictated, the same level of control over aspects of crystallite structure at the meso- or macroscale (e.g., lattice orientation) remains challenging. This study investigates the pathway through which DNA-functionalized nanoparticles bound to a DNA-functionalized substrate reorganize upon annealing to synthesize superlattice thin films with restricted orientation. Preferential alignment with the substrate occurs because of the energetic stabilization of specific lattice planes at the substrate interface, which drives the aligned grains to nucleate more readily and grow through absorption of surrounding grains. Crystal orientation during lattice reorganization is shown to be affected by film thickness, lattice symmetry, DNA sequence, and particle design. Importantly, judicious control over these factors allows for rational manipulation over crystalline texture in bulk films. Additionally, it is shown that this level of control enables a reduction in nanoscale symmetry of preferentially aligned crystallites bound to an interface through anisotropic thermal compression upon cooling. Ultimately, this investigation highlights the remarkable interplays between nanoscale building blocks and mesoscale orientation, and expands the structure-defining capabilities of DNA-grafted nanoparticles.
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- Paul A Gabrys
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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García-Lojo D, Núñez-Sánchez S, Gómez-Graña S, Grzelczak M, Pastoriza-Santos I, Pérez-Juste J, Liz-Marzán LM. Plasmonic Supercrystals. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:1855-1864. [PMID: 31243968 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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For decades, plasmonic nanoparticles have been extensively studied due to their extraordinary properties, related to localized surface plasmon resonances. A milestone in the field has been the development of the so-called seed-mediated growth method, a synthetic route that provided access to an extraordinary diversity of metal nanoparticles with tailored size, geometry and composition. Such a morphological control came along with an exquisite definition of the optical response of plasmonic nanoparticles, thereby increasing their prospects for implementation in various fields. The susceptibility of surface plasmons to respond to small changes in the surrounding medium or to perturb (enhance/quench) optical processes in nearby molecules, has been exploited for a wide range of applications, from biomedicine to energy harvesting. However, the possibilities offered by plasmonic nanoparticles can be expanded even further by their careful assembly into either disordered or ordered structures, in 2D and 3D. The assembly of plasmonic nanoparticles gives rise to coupling/hybridization effects, which are strongly dependent on interparticle spacing and orientation, generating extremely high electric fields (hot spots), confined at interparticle gaps. Thus, the use of plasmonic nanoparticle assemblies as optical sensors have led to improving the limits of detection for a wide variety of (bio)molecules and ions. Importantly, in the case of highly ordered plasmonic arrays, other novel and unique optical effects can be generated. Indeed, new functional materials have been developed via the assembly of nanoparticles into highly ordered architectures, ranging from thin films (2D) to colloidal crystals or supercrystals (3D). The progress in the design and fabrication of 3D supercrystals could pave the way toward next generation plasmonic sensors, photocatalysts, optomagnetic components, metamaterials, etc. In this Account, we summarize selected recent advancements in the field of highly ordered 3D plasmonic superlattices. We first analyze their fascinating optical properties for various systems with increasing degrees of complexity, from an individual metal nanoparticle through particle clusters with low coordination numbers to disordered self-assembled structures and finally to supercrystals. We then describe recent progress in the fabrication of 3D plasmonic supercrystals, focusing on specific strategies but without delving into the forces governing the self-assembly process. In the last section, we provide an overview of the potential applications of plasmonic supercrystals, with a particular emphasis on those related to surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing, followed by a brief highlight of the main conclusions and remaining challenges.
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- Daniel García-Lojo
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia−San Sebastián 20018, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
- CIC biomaGUNE and CIBER-BBN, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia−San Sebastián, Spain
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Liu Q, He P, Yu H, Gu L, Ni B, Wang D, Wang X. Single molecule-mediated assembly of polyoxometalate single-cluster rings and their three-dimensional superstructures. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaax1081. [PMID: 31360771 PMCID: PMC6660201 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The assembly of atomically precise clusters into superstructures has tremendous potential in structural tunability and applications. Here, we report a series of single-cluster nanowires, single-cluster nanorings, and three-dimensional superstructure assemblies built by POM clusters. By stepwise tuning of interactions at molecular levels, the configurations can be varied from single-cluster nanowires to nanorings. A series of single-cluster nanostructures in different configurations can be achieved with up to 15 kinds of POM clusters. The single-cluster nanowires and three-dimensional superstructures perform enhanced activity in the catalytic and electrochemical sensing fields, illustrating the universal functionality of single-cluster assemblies.
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- Qingda Liu
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Böhm CF, Harris J, Schodder PI, Wolf SE. Bioinspired Materials: From Living Systems to New Concepts in Materials Chemistry. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E2117. [PMID: 31266158 PMCID: PMC6651889 DOI: 10.3390/ma12132117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nature successfully employs inorganic solid-state materials (i.e., biominerals) and hierarchical composites as sensing elements, weapons, tools, and shelters. Optimized over hundreds of millions of years under evolutionary pressure, these materials are exceptionally well adapted to the specifications of the functions that they perform. As such, they serve today as an extensive library of engineering solutions. Key to their design is the interplay between components across length scales. This hierarchical design-a hallmark of biogenic materials-creates emergent functionality not present in the individual constituents and, moreover, confers a distinctly increased functional density, i.e., less material is needed to provide the same performance. The latter aspect is of special importance today, as climate change drives the need for the sustainable and energy-efficient production of materials. Made from mundane materials, these bioceramics act as blueprints for new concepts in the synthesis and morphosynthesis of multifunctional hierarchical materials under mild conditions. In this review, which also may serve as an introductory guide for those entering this field, we demonstrate how the pursuit of studying biomineralization transforms and enlarges our view on solid-state material design and synthesis, and how bioinspiration may allow us to overcome both conceptual and technical boundaries.
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- Corinna F Böhm
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering (WW), Institute of Glass and Ceramics (WW3), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Martensstrasse 5, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering (WW), Institute of Glass and Ceramics (WW3), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Martensstrasse 5, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering (WW), Institute of Glass and Ceramics (WW3), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Martensstrasse 5, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering (WW), Institute of Glass and Ceramics (WW3), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Martensstrasse 5, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems (FPS), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Bozal-Palabiyik B, Dogan-Topal B, Moghaddam AB, Ozkan SA, Kazemzad M, Uslu B. Electrochemical Detection of ct-dsDNA on Nanomaterial-modified Carbon Based Electrodes. CURR ANAL CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573411014666180426165425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background:
Nanomaterials have a significant role in improving the performance of electrochemical
sensing systems. Unique physical and chemical properties have extended the application of
nanomaterials in the fields of engineering, materials and biomedical science. In the last few years, these
materials with unique properties have been preferred in the design of experimental approaches for the
analysis of metal ions, proteins, biomarkers and pharmaceutical compounds. This paper reports preparation,
characterization of two different nanomaterials and their electrochemical application on doublestranded
calf-thymus DNA signals.
Methods:
The multi-walled carbon nanotubes were functionalized with amine groups (MWCNTs-NH2)
by employing the dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment and then applied as MWCNTs-
NH2/glassy carbon electrode. Moreover, the synthesized mesoporous silica MCM-41 was chemically
amine functionalized and used as MCM-41-NH2/carbon paste electrode. For biosensor preparation, a
thin layer of calf thymus double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (ct-dsDNA) was immobilized over the
modified electrodes.
Results:
The influence of dsDNA immobilized substrate was investigated based on the electrochemical
signals. While dsDNA/MCM-41-NH2/carbon paste biosensor showed a selective effect for guanine
signals, the dsDNA/MWCNTs-NH2/glassy carbon biosensor presented electrocatalytic effect for dsDNA
signals. Both dsDNA modified electrodes were employed to explore the interaction between the
dsDNA and the anticancer drug etoposide (ETP) in aqueous solution through voltammetric techniques.
By increasing the interaction time with ETP, the adenine peak current was quenched in the presence of
MWCNTs-NH2 based glassy carbon electrode. Whereas, in the presence of MCM-41-NH2 based CP
electrode, selective interaction with guanine occurred and oxidation peak intensity was diminished.
Conclusion:
The selective effect of MCM-41-NH2 can be used when the studied substances give a signal
with the same potential of adenine.
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- Burcin Bozal-Palabiyik
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ankara University, 06100 Tandogan-Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ankara University, 06100 Tandogan-Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ankara University, 06100 Tandogan-Ankara, Turkey
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- Materials and Energy Research Center, P.O. Box 14155-4777, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ankara University, 06100 Tandogan-Ankara, Turkey
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Li N, Shang Y, Han Z, Wang T, Wang ZG, Ding B. Fabrication of Metal Nanostructures on DNA Templates. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13835-13852. [PMID: 30480424 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Metal nanoarchitectures fabrication based on DNA assembly has attracted a good deal of attention. DNA nanotechnology enables precise organization of nanoscale objects with extraordinary structural programmability. The spatial addressability of DNA nanostructures and sequence-dependent recognition allow functional elements to be precisely positioned; thus, novel functional materials that are difficult to produce using conventional methods could be fabricated. This review focuses on the recent development of the fabrication strategies toward manipulating the shape and morphology of metal nanoparticles and nanoassemblies based on the rational design of DNA structures. DNA-mediated metallization, including DNA-templated conductive nanowire fabrication and sequence-selective metal deposition, etc., is briefly introduced. The modifications of metal nanoparticles (NPs) with DNA and subsequent construction of heterogeneous metal nanoarchitectures are highlighted. Importantly, DNA-assembled dynamic metal nanostructures that are responsive to different stimuli are also discussed as they allow the design of smart and dynamic materials. Meanwhile, the prospects and challenges of these shape-and morphology-controlled strategies are summarized.
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- Na Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , 11 Bei Yi Tiao, Zhong Guan Cun , Beijing 100190 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , 11 Bei Yi Tiao, Zhong Guan Cun , Beijing 100190 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , 11 Bei Yi Tiao, Zhong Guan Cun , Beijing 100190 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , 11 Bei Yi Tiao, Zhong Guan Cun , Beijing 100190 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , 11 Bei Yi Tiao, Zhong Guan Cun , Beijing 100190 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience , National Center for NanoScience and Technology , 11 Bei Yi Tiao, Zhong Guan Cun , Beijing 100190 , China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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Ha JM, Lim SH, Dey J, Lee SJ, Lee MJ, Kang SH, Jin KS, Choi SM. Micelle-Assisted Formation of Nanoparticle Superlattices and Thermally Reversible Symmetry Transitions. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:2313-2321. [PMID: 30673238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b04817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nanoparticle superlattices (NPSLs) are of great interest as materials with designed emerging properties depending on the lattice symmetry as well as composition. The symmetry transition of NPSLs depending on environmental conditions can be an excellent ground for making new stimuli-responsive functional materials. Here, we report a spherical micelle-assisted method to form exceptionally ordered NPSLs which are inherently sensitive to environmental conditions. Upon mixing functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with a nonionic surfactant spherical micellar solution, NPSLs of different symmetries such as NaZn13, MgZn2, and AlB2-type are formed depending on the size ratio between micelles and functionalized AuNPs and composition. The NPSLs formed by the spherical micelle-assisted method show thermally reversible order-order (NaZn13-AlB2) and order-disorder (MgZn2-isotropic) symmetry transitions, which are consistent with the Gibbs free energy calculations for binary hard-sphere model. This approach may open up new possibilities for NPSLs as stimuli-responsive functional materials.
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- Jae-Min Ha
- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory , Pohang , Gyeongbuk 37673 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Daejeon , 34141 , Republic of Korea
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Pileni MP. Au Supracrystal Growth Processes: Unexpected Morphologies. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20180310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- M. P. Pileni
- Sorbonne University, Department of Chemistry, 4 place Jussieu 75005, Paris, France
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Gebauer D, Wolf SE. Designing Solid Materials from Their Solute State: A Shift in Paradigms toward a Holistic Approach in Functional Materials Chemistry. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:4490-4504. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Denis Gebauer
- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Glass and Ceramics and Interdisciplinary Center for Functional Particle Systems, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Seo S, Girard M, de la Cruz MO, Mirkin CA. The Importance of Salt-Enhanced Electrostatic Repulsion in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2019; 5:186-191. [PMID: 30693337 PMCID: PMC6346395 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Realizing functional colloidal single crystals requires precise control over nanoparticles in three dimensions across multiple size regimes. In this regard, colloidal crystallization with programmable atom equivalents (PAEs) composed of DNA-modified nanoparticles allows one to program in a sequence-specific manner crystal symmetry, lattice parameter, and, in certain cases, crystal habit. Here, we explore how salt and the electrostatic properties of DNA regulate the attachment kinetics between PAEs. Counterintuitively, simulations and theory show that at high salt concentrations (1 M NaCl), the energy barrier for crystal growth increases by over an order of magnitude compared to low concentration (0.3 M), resulting in a transition from interface-limited to diffusion-limited crystal growth at larger crystal sizes. Remarkably, at elevated salt concentrations, well-formed rhombic dodecahedron-shaped microcrystals up to 21 μm in size grow, whereas at low salt concentration, the crystal size typically does not exceed 2 μm. Simulations show an increased barrier to hybridization between complementary PAEs at elevated salt concentrations. Therefore, although one might intuitively conclude that higher salt concentration would lead to less electrostatic repulsion and faster PAE-to-PAE hybridization kinetics, the opposite is the case, especially at larger inter-PAE distances. These observations provide important insight into how solution ionic strength can be used to control the attachment kinetics of nanoparticles coated with charged polymeric materials in general and DNA in particular.
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- Soyoung
E. Seo
- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute
for Nanotechnology, and Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute
for Nanotechnology, and Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute
for Nanotechnology, and Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- (M.O.C.) E-mail:
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute
for Nanotechnology, and Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- (C.A.M.) E-mail:
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Wei J, Deeb C, Pelouard JL, Pileni MP. Influence of Cracks on the Optical Properties of Silver Nanocrystals Supracrystal Films. ACS NANO 2019; 13:573-581. [PMID: 30557505 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Physical properties of nanocrystals self-assembled into 3D superlattices called supracrystals are highly specific with unexpected behavior. The best example to support such a claim was given through STM/STS experiments at low temperature of very thick supracrystals (around 1000 layers) where it was possible to image the surpracrystal surface and study their electronic properties. From previous studies, we know the optical properties of Ag nanocrystals self-assembled in a hexagonal network two-dimensional (2D) or by forming small 3D superlattices (from around 2 to 7 layers) are governed by dipolar interactions. Here, we challenge to study the optical properties of Ag supracrystals film characterized by large thicknesses (from around 27 to 180 Ag nanocrystals layers). In such experimental conditions, according to the classical Beer-Lambert law, the absorption of Ag films is expected to be very large, and the film transmission is close to zero. Very surprisingly, we observe reduced transmission intensity with an increase of the notch line width, in the 300-800 nm wavelength range, as the supracrystal film thickness increased. By calculating the transmission through the supracrystal films, we deduced that the films were dominated by the presence of cracks with wetting layers existing at their bottoms. This result was also confirmed by optical micrographs. The cracks widths increased with increasing the film thickness leading to more complex wetting layers. We also demonstrated the formation of small Ag clusters at the nanocrystal surface. These results provide some implications toward the design of plasmonic materials.
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- Jingjing Wei
- Department of Chemistry , Sorbonne University , 4 Place Jussieu , 75005 Paris , France
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- MiNaO-Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology C2N, CNRS , Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , Boulevard Thomas Gobert, 91120 Palaiseau , France
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- MiNaO-Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology C2N, CNRS , Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , Boulevard Thomas Gobert, 91120 Palaiseau , France
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Seo SE, Girard M, Olvera de la Cruz M, Mirkin CA. Non-equilibrium anisotropic colloidal single crystal growth with DNA. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4558. [PMID: 30385762 PMCID: PMC6212572 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06982-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Anisotropic colloidal crystals are materials with novel optical and electronic properties. However, experimental observations of colloidal single crystals have been limited to relatively isotropic habits. Here, we show DNA-mediated crystallization of two types of nanoparticles with different hydrodynamic radii that form highly anisotropic, hexagonal prism microcrystals with AB2 crystallographic symmetry. The DNA directs the nanoparticles to assemble into a non-equilibrium crystal shape that is enclosed by the highest surface energy facets (AB2(10\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- Soyoung E Seo
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. .,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. .,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. .,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
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Oh T, Ku JC, Lee JH, Hersam MC, Mirkin CA. Density-Gradient Control over Nanoparticle Supercrystal Formation. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:6022-6029. [PMID: 30101587 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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With the advent of DNA-directed methods to form "single crystal" nanoparticle superlattices, new opportunities for studying the properties of such structures across many length scales now exist. These structure-property relationships rely on the ability of one to deliberately use DNA to control crystal symmetry, lattice parameter, and microscale crystal habit. Although DNA-programmed colloidal crystals consistently form thermodynamically favored crystal habits with a well-defined symmetry and lattice parameter based upon well-established design rules, the sizes of such crystals often vary substantially. For many applications, especially those pertaining to optics, each crystal can represent a single device, and therefore size variability can significantly reduce their scope of use. Consequently, we developed a new method based upon the density difference between two layers of solvents to control nanoparticle superlattice formation and growth. In a top aqueous layer, the assembling particles form a less viscous and less dense state, but once the particles assemble into well-defined rhombic dodecahedral superlattices of a critical size, they sediment into a higher density and higher viscosity sublayer that does not contain particles (aqueous polysaccharide), thereby arresting growth. As a proof-of-concept, this method was used to prepare a uniform batch of Au nanoparticle (20.0 ± 1.6 nm in diameter) superlattices in the form of 0.95 ± 0.20 μm edge length rhombic dodecahedra with body-centered cubic crystal symmetries and a 49 nm lattice parameter (cf. 1.04 ± 0.38 μm without the sublayer). This approach to controlling and arresting superlattice growth yields structures with a 3-fold enhancement in the polydispersity index.
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- Taegon Oh
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern University , 2220 Campus Drive , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- International Institute for Nanotechnology , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern University , 2220 Campus Drive , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- International Institute for Nanotechnology , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern University , 2220 Campus Drive , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- Predictive Model Research Center , Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT) , Daejeon 34114 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern University , 2220 Campus Drive , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- International Institute for Nanotechnology , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern University , 2220 Campus Drive , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- International Institute for Nanotechnology , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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Bouju X, Duguet É, Gauffre F, Henry CR, Kahn ML, Mélinon P, Ravaine S. Nonisotropic Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles: From Compact Packing to Functional Aggregates. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1706558. [PMID: 29740924 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Quantum strongly correlated systems that exhibit interesting features in condensed matter physics often need an unachievable temperature or pressure range in classical materials. One solution is to introduce a scaling factor, namely, the lattice parameter. Synthetic heterostructures named superlattices or supracrystals are synthesized by the assembling of colloidal atoms. These include semiconductors, metals, and insulators for the exploitation of their unique properties. Most of them are currently limited to dense packing. However, some of desired properties need to adjust the colloidal atoms neighboring number. Here, the current state of research in nondense packing is summarized, discussing the benefits, outlining possible scenarios and methodologies, describing examples reported in the literature, briefly discussing the challenges, and offering preliminary conclusions. Penetrating such new and intriguing research fields demands a multidisciplinary approach accounting for the coupling of statistic physics, solid state and quantum physics, chemistry, computational science, and mathematics. Standard interactions between colloidal atoms and emerging fields, such as the use of Casimir forces, are reported. In particular, the focus is on the novelty of patchy colloidal atoms to meet this challenge.
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- Xavier Bouju
- Centre d'élaboration de matériaux et d'études structurales (CEMES), CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPR CNRS 8011, 29 Rue J. Marvig, F-31055, Toulouse, France
- Observatoire des micro et nanotechnologies (OMNT), Minatec, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Observatoire des micro et nanotechnologies (OMNT), Minatec, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Observatoire des micro et nanotechnologies (OMNT), Minatec, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- Institut des sciences chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), CNRS, Université de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, 263 avenue du Général Leclerc, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Observatoire des micro et nanotechnologies (OMNT), Minatec, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- Centre interdisciplinaire de nanoscience de Marseille (CINAM), CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, UMR CNRS 7325, Campus de Luminy, F-13288, Marseille, France
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- Observatoire des micro et nanotechnologies (OMNT), Minatec, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (LCC), CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPR CNRS 8241, F-31000, Toulouse, France
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- Observatoire des micro et nanotechnologies (OMNT), Minatec, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000, Grenoble, France
- Institut Lumière Matière (ILM), CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5306, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, CRPP, UMR 5031, F-33600, Pessac, France
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Kogikoski S, Kubota LT. Electrochemical behavior of self-assembled DNA–gold nanoparticle lattice films. Electrochem commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liu Q, Ge Z, Mao X, Zhou G, Zuo X, Shen J, Shi J, Li J, Wang L, Chen X, Fan C. Valency-Controlled Framework Nucleic Acid Signal Amplifiers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:7131-7135. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Qi Liu
- Institute of Molecular Medicine; Renji Hospital; School of Medicine and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200127 China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Central South University; Changsha 410083 China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800 China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine; Renji Hospital; School of Medicine and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200127 China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800 China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine; Renji Hospital; School of Medicine and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200127 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences; East China Normal University; Shanghai 200241 China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800 China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Central South University; Changsha 410083 China
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- Division of Physical Biology and Bioimaging Center; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800 China
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Simoncelli S, Li Y, Cortés E, Maier SA. Nanoscale Control of Molecular Self-Assembly Induced by Plasmonic Hot-Electron Dynamics. ACS NANO 2018; 12:2184-2192. [PMID: 29346720 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Self-assembly processes allow designing and creating complex nanostructures using molecules as building blocks and surfaces as scaffolds. This autonomous driven construction is possible due to a complex thermodynamic balance of molecule-surface interactions. As such, nanoscale guidance and control over this process is hard to achieve. Here we use the highly localized light-to-chemical-energy conversion of plasmonic materials to spatially cleave Au-S bonds on predetermined locations within a single nanoparticle, enabling a high degree of control over this archetypal system for molecular self-assembly. Our method offers nanoscale precision and high-throughput light-induced tailoring of the surface chemistry of individual and packed nanosized metallic structures by simply varying wavelength and polarization of the incident light. Assisted by single-molecule super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, we image, quantify, and shed light onto the plasmon-induced desorption mechanism. Our results point toward localized distribution of hot electrons, contrary to uniformly distributed lattice heating, as the mechanism inducing Au-S bond breaking. We demonstrate that plasmon-induced photodesorption enables subdiffraction and even subparticle multiplexing. Finally, we explore possible routes to further exploit these concepts for the selective positioning of nanomaterials and the sorting and purification of colloidal nanoparticles.
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- Sabrina Simoncelli
- The Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- The Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- The Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
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- The Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics , Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ , United Kingdom
- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Faculty of Physics , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München , 80799 München , Germany
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Rauh A, Carl N, Schweins R, Karg M. Role of Absorbing Nanocrystal Cores in Soft Photonic Crystals: A Spectroscopy and SANS Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:854-867. [PMID: 28767251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Periodic superstructures of plasmonic nanoparticles have attracted significant interest because they can support coupled plasmonic modes, making them interesting for plasmonic lasing, metamaterials, and as light-management structures in thin-film optoelectronic devices. We have recently shown that noble metal hydrogel core-shell colloids allow for the fabrication of highly ordered 2-dimensional plasmonic lattices that show surface lattice resonances as the result of plasmonic/diffractive coupling (Volk, K.; Fitzgerald, J. P. S.; Ruckdeschel, P.; Retsch, M.; König, T. A. F.; Karg, M. Reversible Tuning of Visible Wavelength Surface Lattice Resonances in Self-Assembled Hybrid Monolayers. Adv. Optical Mater. 2017, 5, 1600971, DOI: 10.1002/adom.201600971). In the present work, we study the photonic properties and structure of 3-dimensional crystalline superstructures of gold hydrogel core-shell colloids and their pitted counterparts without gold cores. We use far-field extinction spectroscopy to investigate the optical response of these superstructures. Narrow Bragg peaks are measured, independently of the presence or absence of the gold cores. All crystals show a significant reduction in low-wavelength scattering. This leads to a significant enhancement of the plasmonic properties of the samples prepared from gold-nanoparticle-containing core-shell colloids. Plasmonic/diffractive coupling is not evident, which we mostly attribute to the relatively small size of the gold cores limiting the effective coupling strength. Small-angle neutron scattering is applied to study the crystal structure. Bragg peaks of several orders clearly assignable to an fcc arrangement of the particles are observed for all crystalline samples in a broad range of volume fractions. Our results indicate that the nanocrystal cores do not influence the overall crystallization behavior or the crystal structure. These are important prerequisites for future studies on photonic materials built from core-shell particles, in particular, the development of new photonic materials from plasmonic nanocrystals.
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- Astrid Rauh
- Physical Chemistry I, Heinrich-Heine-University , 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Physical Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth , 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth , 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn , 33098 Paderborn, Germany
- Large Scale Structures Group, Institut Laue-Langevin , 38402 Grenoble, France
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Institut Laue-Langevin , 38402 Grenoble, France
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- Physical Chemistry I, Heinrich-Heine-University , 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Physical Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth , 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Kolle M, Lee S. Progress and Opportunities in Soft Photonics and Biologically Inspired Optics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:1702669. [PMID: 29057519 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201702669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Optical components made fully or partially from reconfigurable, stimuli-responsive, soft solids or fluids-collectively referred to as soft photonics-are poised to form the platform for tunable optical devices with unprecedented functionality and performance characteristics. Currently, however, soft solid and fluid material systems still represent an underutilized class of materials in the optical engineers' toolbox. This is in part due to challenges in fabrication, integration, and structural control on the nano- and microscale associated with the application of soft components in optics. These challenges might be addressed with the help of a resourceful ally: nature. Organisms from many different phyla have evolved an impressive arsenal of light manipulation strategies that rely on the ability to generate and dynamically reconfigure hierarchically structured, complex optical material designs, often involving soft or fluid components. A comprehensive understanding of design concepts, structure formation principles, material integration, and control mechanisms employed in biological photonic systems will allow this study to challenge current paradigms in optical technology. This review provides an overview of recent developments in the fields of soft photonics and biologically inspired optics, emphasizes the ties between the two fields, and outlines future opportunities that result from advancements in soft and bioinspired photonics.
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- Mathias Kolle
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Department of Nano Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Si KJ, Chen Y, Shi Q, Cheng W. Nanoparticle Superlattices: The Roles of Soft Ligands. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1700179. [PMID: 29375958 PMCID: PMC5770676 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nanoparticle superlattices are periodic arrays of nanoscale inorganic building blocks including metal nanoparticles, quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles. Such assemblies can exhibit exciting new collective properties different from those of individual nanoparticle or corresponding bulk materials. However, fabrication of nanoparticle superlattices is nontrivial because nanoparticles are notoriously difficult to manipulate due to complex nanoscale forces among them. An effective way to manipulate these nanoscale forces is to use soft ligands, which can prevent nanoparticles from disordered aggregation, fine-tune the interparticle potential as well as program lattice structures and interparticle distances - the two key parameters governing superlattice properties. This article aims to review the up-to-date advances of superlattices from the viewpoint of soft ligands. We first describe the theories and design principles of soft-ligand-based approach and then thoroughly cover experimental techniques developed from soft ligands such as molecules, polymer and DNA. Finally, we discuss the remaining challenges and future perspectives in nanoparticle superlattices.
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- Kae Jye Si
- Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Monash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
- The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication151 Wellington Road Clayton 3168 Victoria Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Monash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
- The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication151 Wellington Road Clayton 3168 Victoria Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Monash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
- The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication151 Wellington Road Clayton 3168 Victoria Australia
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Colorimetric theophylline aggregation assay using an RNA aptamer and non-crosslinking gold nanoparticles. Mikrochim Acta 2017; 185:33. [PMID: 29594625 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-017-2606-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The authors are presenting a rapid method for the determination of theophylline using unique non-crosslinking gold nanoparticle (AuNP) aggregation. An RNA aptamer against theophylline is firstly split into two RNA fragments which then interact with bare AuNPs. The two RNA probes cause an enhancement of the salt tolerance of AuNPs. However, in the presence of theophylline, the RNA probes form a complex with theophylline so that less RNA probes are available to protect the AuNPs from salt-induced aggregation. Theophylline induced aggregation of AuNPs is accompanied by a color change from red to blue. The color change can be detected visually and via UV-vis absorptiometry by ratioing the absorbances at 650 and 520 nm. The ratio increases linearly in the 0.1 to 20 μM theophylline concentration range, with a 67 nM limit of detection. The method is highly sensitive and selective. Graphical abstract Single-stranded split RNA aptamers (R1 and R2) protect gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) from salt-induced non-crosslinking aggregation. After recognition of theophylline by the RNA probe, the unprotected AuNPs aggregate and undergo a color change from red to blue, and this is used to quantify the theophylline concentration.
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Feng J, Song Q, Zhang B, Wu Y, Wang T, Jiang L. Large-Scale, Long-Range-Ordered Patterning of Nanocrystals via Capillary-Bridge Manipulation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1703143. [PMID: 29059508 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Deterministic assembly of nanoparticles with programmable patterns is a core opportunity for property-by-design fabrication and large-scale integration of functional materials and devices. The wet-chemical-synthesized colloidal nanocrystals are compatible with solution assembly techniques, thus possessing advantages of high efficiency, low cost, and large scale. However, conventional solution process suffers from tradeoffs between spatial precision and long-range order of nanocrystal assembly arising from the uncontrollable dewetting dynamics and fluid flow. Here, a capillary-bridge manipulation method is demonstrated for directing the dewetting of nanocrystal inks and deterministically patterning long-range-ordered superlattice structures. This is achieved by employing micropillars with programmable size, arrangement, and shape, which permits deterministic manipulation of geometry, position, and dewetting dynamics of capillary bridges. Various superlattice structures, including one-dimensional (1D), circle, square, pentagon, hexagon, pentagram, cross arrays, are fabricated. Compared to the glassy thin films, long-range-ordered superlattice arrays exhibit improved ferroelectric polarization. Coassembly of nanocrystal superlattice and organic functional molecule is further demonstrated. Through introducing azobenzene into superlattice arrays, a switchable ferroelectric polarization is realized, which is triggered by order-disorder transition of nanocrystal stacking in reversible isomerization process of azobenzene. This method offers a platform for patterning nanocrystal superlattices and fabricating microdevices with functionalities for multiferroics, electronics, and photonics.
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- Jiangang Feng
- Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Smart Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Stetsenko MO, Rudenko SP, Maksimenko LS, Serdega BK, Pluchery O, Snegir SV. Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies on a Glass Surface. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:348. [PMID: 28499336 PMCID: PMC5427009 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The assemblies of cross-linked gold nanoparticles (AuNP) attract lot of scientific attention due to feasible perspectives of their use for development of scaled contact electrodes. Here, we developed and tested method of solid-state formation of dimers created from small AuNP (~18 nm) cross-linked with 1.9-nonadithiol (NDT) molecules. The morphology of created coating of a glass surface and its optical-polarization properties have been studied in detail by combination of scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, and modulation-polarization spectroscopy.The modification of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of single AuNP and their assemblies were studied by measuring of the spectral characteristics of polarization difference at all stages of synthesis. The radiative and nonradiative modes of LSPR have been analyzed in detail at different angles of incidence light. This allowed establishing relation between surface morphology of the coating and its optical properties.
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- M. O. Stetsenko
- V.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 45, Av. Nauky, Kyiv, 03028 Ukraine
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- V.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 45, Av. Nauky, Kyiv, 03028 Ukraine
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- V.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 45, Av. Nauky, Kyiv, 03028 Ukraine
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- V.Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 45, Av. Nauky, Kyiv, 03028 Ukraine
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris-06, CNRS-UMR 7588, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris-06, CNRS-UMR 7588, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, France
- Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gen. Naumov str.17, Kyiv, 03164 Ukraine
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Xu W, Huang Y, Zhao H, Li P, Liu G, Li J, Zhu C, Tian L. DNA Hydrogel with Tunable pH-Responsive Properties Produced by Rolling Circle Amplification. Chemistry 2017; 23:18276-18281. [PMID: 29071753 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Recently, smart DNA hydrogels, which are generally formed by the self-assembly of oligonucleotides or through the cross-linking of oligonucleotide-polymer hybrids, have attracted tremendous attention. However, the difficulties of fabricating DNA hydrogels limit their practical applications. We report herein a novel method for producing pH-responsive hydrogels by rolling circle amplification (RCA). In this method, pH-sensitive cross-linking sites were introduced into the polymeric DNA chains during DNA synthesis. As the DNA sequence can be precisely defined by its template, the properties of such hydrogels can be finely tuned in a very facile way through template design. We have investigated the process of hydrogel formation and pH-responsiveness to provide rationales for functional hydrogel design based on the RCA reaction.
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- Wanlin Xu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P.R. China
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Seo SE, Li T, Senesi AJ, Mirkin CA, Lee B. The Role of Repulsion in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:16528-16535. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Soyoung E. Seo
- Department
of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- X-ray
Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- X-ray
Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- X-ray
Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Jones MR, Kohlstedt KL, O'Brien MN, Wu J, Schatz GC, Mirkin CA. Deterministic Symmetry Breaking of Plasmonic Nanostructures Enabled by DNA-Programmable Assembly. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:5830-5835. [PMID: 28820597 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The physical properties of matter rely fundamentally on the symmetry of constituent building blocks. This is particularly true for structures that interact with light via the collective motion of their conduction electrons (i.e., plasmonic materials), where the observation of exotic optical effects, such as negative refraction and electromagnetically induced transparency, require the coupling of modes that are only present in systems with nontrivial broken symmetries. Lithography has been the predominant fabrication technique for constructing plasmonic metamaterials, as it can be used to form patterns of arbitrary complexity, including those with broken symmetry. Here, we show that low-symmetry, one-dimensional plasmonic structures that would be challenging to make using traditional lithographic techniques can be assembled using DNA as a programmable surface ligand. We investigate the optical properties that arise as a result of systematic symmetry breaking and demonstrate the appearance of π-type coupled modes formed from both dipole and quadrupole nanoparticle sources. These results demonstrate the power of DNA assembly for generating unusual structures that exhibit both fundamentally insightful and technologically important optical properties.
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- Matthew R Jones
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Yang N, Deeb C, Pelouard JL, Felidj N, Pileni MP. Water-Dispersed Hydrophobic Au Nanocrystal Assemblies with a Plasmon Fingerprint. ACS NANO 2017; 11:7797-7806. [PMID: 28745866 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hydrophobic Au nanocrystal assemblies (both ordered and amorphous) were dispersed in aqueous solution via the assistance of lipid vesicles. The intertwine between vesicles and Au assemblies was made possible through a careful selection of the length of alkyl chains on Au nanocrystals. Extinction spectra of Au assemblies showed two peaks that were assigned to a scattering mode that red-shifted with increasing the assembly size and an absorption mode associated with localized surface plasmon that was independent of their size. This plasmon fingerprint could be used as a probe for investigating the optical properties of such assemblies. Our water-soluble assemblies enable exploring a variety of potential applications including solar energy and biomedicine.
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- Nailiang Yang
- Sorbonne Universités , UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 8233, MONARIS, F-75005 Paris, France
- CNRS , UMR 8233, MONARIS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- MiNaO-Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology C2N, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , 91460 Marcoussis, France
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- MiNaO-Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology C2N, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay , 91460 Marcoussis, France
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- Interfaces, Traitements, Organisation et Dynamique des Systèmes, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 7086 , 15 rue Jean de Baïf, 75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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Gao F, Sun M, Ma W, Wu X, Liu L, Kuang H, Xu C. A Singlet Oxygen Generating Agent by Chirality-dependent Plasmonic Shell-Satellite Nanoassembly. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1606864. [PMID: 28230915 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201606864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent, which generates singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) under light, has attracted significant attention for its broad biological and medical applications. Here, DNA-driven shell-satellite (SS) gold assemblies as chiral photosensitizers are first fabricated. The chiral plasmonic nanostructure, coupling with cysteine enantiomers on its surface, exhibits intense chiroplasmonic activities (-40.2 ± 2.6 mdeg) in the visible region. These chiral SS nanoassemblies have high reactive oxygen species generating efficiency under circular polarized light illumination, resulting in a 1 O2 quantum yield of 1.09. Meanwhile, it is found that SS could be utilized as PDT agent with remarkable efficiency under right circular polarized light irradiation in vitro and in vivo, allowing X-ray computed tomography (CT) and photoacoustics (PA) imaging for tumors simultaneously. The achievements reveal that the enantiomer-dependent and structure-induced nanoassemblies play an important role in PDT effects. The present researches open up a new avenue for cancer diagnose and therapy using chiral nanostructures as multifunctional platform.
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- Fengli Gao
- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, P. R. China
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Sun L, Lin H, Park DJ, Bourgeois MR, Ross MB, Ku JC, Schatz GC, Mirkin CA. Polarization-Dependent Optical Response in Anisotropic Nanoparticle-DNA Superlattices. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:2313-2318. [PMID: 28358518 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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DNA-programmable assembly has been used to prepare superlattices composed of octahedral and spherical nanoparticles, respectively. These superlattices have the same body-centered cubic lattice symmetry and macroscopic rhombic dodecahedron crystal habit but tunable lattice parameters by virtue of the DNA length, allowing one to study and determine the effect of nanoscale structure and lattice parameter on the light-matter interactions in the superlattices. Backscattering measurements and finite-difference time-domain simulations have been used to characterize these two classes of superlattices. Superlattices composed of octahedral nanoparticles exhibit polarization-dependent backscattering but via a trend that is opposite to that observed in the polarization dependence for analogous superlattices composed of spherical nanoparticles. Electrodynamics simulations show that this polarization dependence is mainly due to the anisotropy of the nanoparticles and is observed only if the octahedral nanoparticles are well-aligned within the superlattices. Both plasmonic and photonic modes are identified in such structures, both of which can be tuned by controlling the size and shape of the nanoparticle building blocks, the lattice parameters, and the overall size of the three-dimensional superlattices (without changing habit).
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- Lin Sun
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡International Institute for Nanotechnology, and §Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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Armao JJ, Nyrkova I, Fuks G, Osypenko A, Maaloum M, Moulin E, Arenal R, Gavat O, Semenov A, Giuseppone N. Anisotropic Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Polymers and Plasmonic Nanoparticles at the Liquid-Liquid Interface. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:2345-2350. [PMID: 28099810 PMCID: PMC5647876 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The study of supramolecular polymers in the bulk, in diluted solution, and at the solid-liquid interface has recently become a major topic of interest, going from fundamental aspects to applications in materials science. However, examples of supramolecular polymers at the liquid-liquid interface are mostly unexplored. Here, we describe the supramolecular polymerization of triarylamine molecules and their light-triggered organization at a chloroform-water interface. The resulting interfacial nematic layer of these 1D supramolecular polymers is further used as a template for the precise alignment of spherical gold nanoparticles coming from the water phase. These hybrid thin films are spontaneously formed in a single process, without chemical prefunctionalization of the metallic nanoparticles, and their ordering is improved by centrifugation. The resulting polymer chains and strings of nanoparticles can be co-aligned with high anisotropy over very large distances. By using a combination of experimental and theoretical investigations, we decipher the full sequence of this oriented self-assembly process. In such a highly anisotropic configuration, electron energy loss spectroscopy reveals that the self-assembled nanoparticles behave as plasmonic waveguides.
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- Joseph J. Armao
- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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- Institut
Charles Sadron−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex
2
Strasbourg, France
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- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratorio
de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Instituto
de Nanociencia de Aragon (INA)
, U. Zaragoza, 50018
Zaragoza, Spain
- Fundacion
ARAID
, 50018
Zaragoza, Spain
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- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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- Institut
Charles Sadron−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex
2
Strasbourg, France
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- SAMS
Research Group, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg−CNRS
, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Cedex 2
Strasbourg, France
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Wang P, Bai Y, Yao C, Li X, Zhou L, Wang W, El-Toni AM, Zi J, Zhao D, Shi L, Zhang F. Intracellular and in Vivo Cyanide Mapping via Surface Plasmon Spectroscopy of Single Au–Ag Nanoboxes. Anal Chem 2017; 89:2583-2591. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Peiyuan Wang
- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (MOE)
and Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- King
Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, CMRDI, Helwan, Cairo 11421, Egypt
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- Department
of Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (MOE)
and Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (MOE)
and Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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Gong J, Newman RS, Engel M, Zhao M, Bian F, Glotzer SC, Tang Z. Shape-dependent ordering of gold nanocrystals into large-scale superlattices. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14038. [PMID: 28102198 PMCID: PMC5253678 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Self-assembly of individual building blocks into highly ordered structures, analogous to spontaneous growth of crystals from atoms, is a promising approach to realize the collective properties of nanocrystals. Yet the ability to reliably produce macroscopic assemblies is unavailable and key factors determining assembly quality/yield are not understood. Here we report the formation of highly ordered superlattice films, with single crystalline domains of up to half a millimetre in two dimensions and thickness of up to several microns from nanocrystals with tens of nanometres in diameter. Combining experimental and computational results for gold nanocrystals in the shapes of spheres, cubes, octahedra and rhombic dodecahedra, we investigate the entire self-assembly process from disordered suspensions to large-scale ordered superlattices induced by nanocrystal sedimentation and eventual solvent evaporation. Our findings reveal that the ultimate coherence length of superlattices strongly depends on nanocrystal shape. Factors inhibiting the formation of high-quality large-scale superlattices are explored in detail.
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- Jianxiao Gong
- Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institutes of Applied Physics, No. 239, Zhangheng Road, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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Wang P, Sun J, Lou Z, Fan F, Hu K, Sun Y, Gu N. Assembly-Induced Thermogenesis of Gold Nanoparticles in the Presence of Alternating Magnetic Field for Controllable Drug Release of Hydrogel. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:10801-10808. [PMID: 27735090 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Films of gold nanoparticles are easily fabricated by layer-by-layer assembly. With increasing number of layers a transition of the electric property from insulating to conducting can be achieved. This conductivity leads to controllable thermogenesis of the film, which can be employed for drug release of loaded hydrogels.
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- Peng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, Shangqiu Normal College, Shangqiu, Henan, 476000, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Department of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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Ross MB, Bourgeois MR, Mirkin CA, Schatz GC. Magneto-Optical Response of Cobalt Interacting with Plasmonic Nanoparticle Superlattices. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:4732-4738. [PMID: 27934204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The magneto-optical Kerr effect is a striking phenomenon whereby the optical properties of a material change under an applied magnetic field. Though promising for sensing and data storage technology, these properties are typically weak in magnitude and are inherently limited by the bulk properties of the active magnetic material. In this work, we theoretically demonstrate that plasmonic thin-film assemblies on a cobalt substrate can achieve tunable transverse magneto-optical (TMOKE) responses throughout the visible and near-infrared (300-900 nm). In addition to exhibiting wide spectral tunability, this response can be varied in sign and magnitude by changing the plasmonic volume fraction (1-20%), the composition and arrangement of the assembly, and the shape of the nanoparticle inclusions. Of particular interest is the newly discovered sensitivity of the sign and intensity of the TMOKE spectrum to collective metallic plasmonic behavior in silver, mixed silver-gold, and anisotropic superlattices.
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- Michael B Ross
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Ross MB, Bourgeois MR, Mirkin CA, Schatz GC. Magneto-Optical Response of Cobalt Interacting with Plasmonic Nanoparticle Superlattices. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:4732-4738. [PMID: 27934204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The magneto-optical Kerr effect is a striking phenomenon whereby the optical properties of a material change under an applied magnetic field. Though promising for sensing and data storage technology, these properties are typically weak in magnitude and are inherently limited by the bulk properties of the active magnetic material. In this work, we theoretically demonstrate that plasmonic thin-film assemblies on a cobalt substrate can achieve tunable transverse magneto-optical (TMOKE) responses throughout the visible and near-infrared (300-900 nm). In addition to exhibiting wide spectral tunability, this response can be varied in sign and magnitude by changing the plasmonic volume fraction (1-20%), the composition and arrangement of the assembly, and the shape of the nanoparticle inclusions. Of particular interest is the newly discovered sensitivity of the sign and intensity of the TMOKE spectrum to collective metallic plasmonic behavior in silver, mixed silver-gold, and anisotropic superlattices.
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- Michael B Ross
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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O'Brien MN, Lin HX, Girard M, Olvera de la Cruz M, Mirkin CA. Programming Colloidal Crystal Habit with Anisotropic Nanoparticle Building Blocks and DNA Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:14562-14565. [PMID: 27792331 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Colloidal crystallization can be programmed using building blocks consisting of a nanoparticle core and DNA bonds to form materials with controlled crystal symmetry, lattice parameters, stoichiometry, and dimensionality. Despite this diversity of colloidal crystal structures, only spherical nanoparticles crystallized with BCC symmetry experimentally yield single crystals with well-defined crystal habits. Here, we use low-symmetry, anisotropic nanoparticles to overcome this limitation and to access single crystals with different equilibrium Wulff shapes: a cubic habit from cube-shaped nanoparticles, a rhombic dodecahedron habit from octahedron-shaped nanoparticles, and an octahedron habit from rhombic dodecahedron-shaped nanoparticles. The observation that one can control the microscopic shape of single crystals based upon control of particle building block and crystal symmetry has important fundamental and technological implications for this novel class of colloidal matter.
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- Matthew N O'Brien
- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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