Symmetry-breaking in patch formation on triangular gold nanoparticles by asymmetric polymer grafting

Ahyoung Kim; Thi Vo; Hyosung An; Progna Banerjee; Lehan Yao; Shan Zhou; Chansong Kim; Delia J. Milliron; Sharon C. Glotzer; Qian Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34246-0

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Symmetry-breaking in patch formation on triangular gold nanoparticles by asymmetric polymer grafting

Ahyoung Kim,
Thi Vo,
Hyosung An,
Progna Banerjee,
Lehan Yao,
Shan Zhou,
Chansong Kim,
Delia J. Milliron,
Sharon C. Glotzer,
Qian Chen

Affiliations

Ahyoung Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Thi Vo: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
Hyosung An: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Progna Banerjee: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Nanoscience and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Lehan Yao: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Shan Zhou: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Chansong Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Delia J. Milliron: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Nanoscience and Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Sharon C. Glotzer: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
Qian Chen: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34246-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Patchy nanoparticles are desirable building blocks for the guided assembly of functional superstructures. Here, the authors demonstrate quantitative control over asymmetric polymer grafting on triangular Au nanoprisms based on polymer scaling theory.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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