1. Development of Experiment and Theory to Detect and Predict Ligand Phase Separation on Silver Nanoparticles.
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Farrell, Zachary, Merz, Steve, Seager, Jon, Dunn, Caroline, Egorov, Sergei, and Green, David L.
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MASS spectrometry , *LIGANDS (Chemistry) , *PHASE separation , *NANOPARTICLES , *MONOMOLECULAR films - Abstract
MALDI mass-spectrometry measurements are combined with self-consistent mean-field (SCF) calculations to detect and predict ligand phase separation on Ag nanoparticles. The experimental and theoretical techniques complement each other by enabling quantification of the nearest-neighbor distribution of a ligand mixture in a monolayer shell. By tracking a characteristic metallic fragment family, analysis of a MALDI spectrum produces a frequency distribution corresponding to specific ligand patterning. Inherent to the SCF calculation is the enumeration of local interactions that dictate ligand assembly. Interweaving MALDI and SCF facilitates a comparison between the experimentally and theoretically derived frequency distributions as well as their deviation from a well-mixed state. Thus, we combine these techniques to detect and predict phase separation in monolayers that mix uniformly or experience varying degrees of de-mixing, including microphase separation and stripe formation. Definition of MALDI removed as this is a commonly recognized technique. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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