DOI
10.1016/j.jcis.2008.11.067
Abstract
Multi-layer films of nanoparticles and nanoshells featuring various polymeric linkage molecules have been assembled and their optical properties characterized. The growth dynamics, including molecular weight effects, and stability of the various nanoparticle film constructions, using both single polymer as well as combinations of alternating charge polyelectrolytes as linking mechanisms, are presented. The polymeric linkers studied include poly-L-lysine, poly-L-arginine, poly(allylamine hydrochloride), and polyamidoamine dendrimers. Significantly air stable films were achieved with the use of multi-layered polymeric bridges between the nanoparticles and nanoshells. Optical sensitivity normally observed with these nanomaterials in solution was observed for their corresponding film geometries, with the nanoshell films exhibiting a markedly higher ability to report their local dielectric environment.
Document Type
Post-print Article
Publication Date
3-15-2009
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2009 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Article first published online: 15 MAR 2009.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.11.067.
The definitive version is available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021979708015907.
Recommended Citation
A.A. Galyean,* R.W. Day,* J. Malinowski,* K.W. Kittredge, and M.C. Leopold, “Polyelectrolyte-Linked Film Assemblies of Nanoparticles and Nanoshells : Growth, Stability, and Optical Properties,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2009, 331, 532-542.