Spatially controlled positioning of coordination polymer nanoparticles onto heterogeneous nanostructured surfaces

A Novel Approach to the Facile Growth and Organization of Photothermal Prussian Blue Nanocrystals on Different Surfaces

We report here a novel "one-pot" approach for the controlled growth and organization of Prussian blue nanostructures on three different surfaces: pure Au0, cysteamine-functionalized Au0, and SiO2-supported lipid bilayers with different natures of lipids. We demonstrate that fine control over the size, morphology, and the degree and homogeneity of the surface coverage by Prussian Blue (PB) nanostructures may be achieved by manipulating different parameters, which are the precursor concentration, the nature of the functional groups or the nature of lipids on the surfaces. This allows the growth of isolated PB nanopyramids and nanocubes or the design of thin dense films over centimeter square surfaces. The formation of unusual Prussian blue nanopyramids is discussed. Finally, we demonstrate, by using experimental techniques and theoretical modeling, that PB nanoparticles deposited on the gold surface exhibit strong photothermal properties, permitting a rapid temperature increase up to 90 °C with a conversion of the laser power of almost 50% for power source heat.

Hierarchical Control of Plasmonic Nanochemistry in Microreactor

A microreactor that can confine chemical reactions exclusively in tiny vessels with the volume of ∼0.015 μm³ is introduced. Aluminum inversed hollow nanocone arrays (IHNAs) are fabricated by a simple and efficient colloidal lithography method. Ag and Au nanoparticles (NPs), as well as polypyrrole, grow exclusively in the conic cavities under light illumination. The photocatalytic effect arising from the plasmonic enhanced electric fields (E-fields) of IHNAs boosts the reactions and is in charge of the submicrometer site-selectivity. By partially inhibiting light to IHNAs, various hierarchical patterns at the macro-, micro-, and sub-microscale are obtained, inspiring a facile patterning technique by varying the light source. In addition, the Al IHNA films are transferred to flexible and curved substrates with unchanged performances, showing high flexibility for wide applications. Microreactors based on the IHNAs will contribute to the control of chemical reactions at different dimensions and offer great potentials in developing novel nanofabrication techniques.

Towards the synthesis of mixed oxides with controlled stoichiometry from Prussian blue analogues

The calcination of (nano) Prussian blue analogues is now a fully controlled and understood route to synthesize Co–Fe spinel oxides.

O, Milhiet PE, Devoisselle JM, Guari Y, Larionova J, Chopineau J. A simple approach for controlled deposition of Prussian blue analogue nanoparticles on a functionalised plasmonic gold surface

Surface plasmon resonance monitoring of Prussian blue analogue nanoparticles anchored on a gold-cysteamine substrate.

Plasmonic Nanochemistry Based on Nanohole Array

We show that the growth of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) follows the areas of maximum plasmonic field in nanohole arrays (NAs). We thus obtain Ag NP rings not connected to the metallic rim of the nanoholes. The photocatalytic effect resulting from the enhanced E-field of NAs boosts the reaction and is responsible for the site selectivity. The strategy, using plasmonics to control a chemical reaction, can be expanded to organic reactions, for example, synthesis of polypyrrole. After the NA film is removed, ordered ring-shaped Ag NPs are easily obtained, inspiring a facile micropatterning method. Overall, the results reported in this work will contribute to the control of chemical reactions at the nanoscale and are promising to inspire a facile way to pursue patterned chemical reactions.