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Ion Permeability of SAMs on Nanoparticle Surfaces.
- Source :
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Journal of the American Chemical Society . 11/8/2006, Vol. 128 Issue 44, p14341-14346. 6p. 4 Diagrams, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- This article reports on the ion permeability of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed on the surface of charged alkanethiol-protected gold nanoparticles, so-called monolayer-protected clusters (MPCs). The capacitance and thus the charging energy required to add/remove an electron from the metal core are extremely sensitive to ions entering the monolayer, and the extent of ion penetration can be tuned by the charge and size of the ions and the permittivity of the solvent. Experimentally, this effect is comparable to ion association with conventional redox molecules, indicating that MPCs despite their large size and the fundamentally differing nature of the electron transfer process can be treated analogously to redox molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00027863
- Volume :
- 128
- Issue :
- 44
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23248459
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja064701t