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Gemini-Surfactant-Directed Self-Assembly of Monodisperse Gold Nanorods into Standing Superlattices†

  1. Andrés Guerrero-Martínez Dr.1,
  2. Jorge Pérez-Juste Dr.1,
  3. Enrique Carbó-Argibay1,
  4. Gloria Tardajos Prof.2,
  5. Luis M. Liz-Marzán Prof.1

Article first published online: 2 OCT 2009

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904118

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 48, Issue 50, pages 9484–9488, December 7, 2009

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Guerrero-Martínez, A., Pérez-Juste, J., Carbó-Argibay, E., Tardajos, G. and Liz-Marzán, Luis M. (2009), Gemini-Surfactant-Directed Self-Assembly of Monodisperse Gold Nanorods into Standing Superlattices. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48: 9484–9488. doi: 10.1002/anie.200904118

Author Information

  1. 1

    Departamento de Quimica Fisica and Unidad Asociada CSIC, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo (Spain), Fax: (+34) 986-812556

  2. 2

    Departamento de Química-Física I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid (Spain)

  1. †

    A.G.-M. acknowledges the Juan de la Cierva Program (MICInn, Spain). This work has been funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MAT2007-62696) and by the EU (NANODIRECT, grant number CP-FP 213948-2).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 NOV 2009
  2. Article first published online: 2 OCT 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 24 JUL 2009

Funded by

  • Juan de la Cierva
  • Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Grant Number: MAT2007-62696
  • EU. Grant Number: CP-FP 213948-2

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Keywords:

  • anisotropy;
  • gold;
  • nanostructures;
  • self-assembly;
  • surfactants
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A super lattice: The title system allows the spontaneous formation of self-assembled 2D and 3D highly ordered aggregates of standing nanorods on large superlattice domains (see picture). The hexagonal close packing of nanorods perpendicular to the substrate resembles smectic-B liquid-crystalline phases. Optical characterization of the aggregates demonstrates their anisotropic optical response.

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