Ultrasonic Control of Polymer-Capped Plasmonic Molecules.

ABSTRACT: Plasmonic molecules (PMs) composed of polymer-capped nanoparticles represent an emerging material class with precise optical functionalities. However, achieving controlled structural changes in metallic nanoparticle aggregation at the nanoscale, similar to the modification of atomic structures, remains challenging. This study demonstrates the 2D/3D isomerization of such plasmonic molecules induced by a controlled ultrasound process. We used two types of gold nanoparticles, each functionalized with hydrogen bonding (HB) donor or acceptor polymers, to self-assemble into different AB_N-type complexes via interparticle polymer bundles acting as molecular bonds. Post-ultrasonication treatment significantly shortens these bonds from approximately 14 to 2 nm by enhancing HB cross

SUBMITTER: Cai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562790 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature