COLL 404 |
| Eliza Hutter1, Dipankar Roy2, and Janos H. Fendler1. (1) Department of Chemistry, Clarkson University, Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Box 5814, Potsdam, NY 13699-5814, (2) Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Box 5820, Potsdam, NY 13699-5820 |
| Optical, spectroscopic electron- and scanning force microscopic investigations have demonstrated that the molecular interactions in nanostructured materials are highly specific and depend on the nature, the size and the surface characteristics of the components and their environments. Two examples of our recent work will be used for illustration. In the first, details will be provided on the size dependent formation of gold encased silver nanoparticles in aqueous dispersions and in self-assembled films on gold substrates. In the second example, effects of the substrate on the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and on the attachment of metallic and semiconducting nanoparticles onto these SAMs will be discussed. |
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Colloidal and Molecular Electro-Optics
Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry |