Coordination chemistry approach for the end-to-end assembly of gold nanorods

Gold nanorods synthesized by radiolysis were selectively end-functionalized by a fully conjugated thiol bearing a pendant terpyridine group; addition of ferrous ions led to the end-to-end 1D self-assembly of the nanorods. Similar results have been obtained when the preformed [(HStpy)Fe(tpySH)]2+ dithiol complex was directly added to the gold nanorods.

End-to-end 1D assembly of gold nanorods synthesized by radiolysis has been obtained through selective functionalization and coordination chemistry.Figure optionsDownload high-quality image (125 K)Download as PowerPoint slide