Self-Assembly of a Micrometers-Long One-Dimensional Network of Cemented Au Nanoparticles

Authors

Vivek C. Maheshwari, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jennifer Kane, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Ravi F. Saraf, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1-1-2008

Comments

Published in Advanced Materials(2008). Copyright © 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim http://www.advmat.de Used by permission.

Abstract

One-dimensional Au nanoparticles connected by ionic linkers self-assemble into a micrometer-scale network. Reactions between linker ions reinforce the assembly and lead to the formation of a continuous network. This continuous network demonstrates room temperature Coulomb-blockade characteristics that are indicative of electron transport along the 1D pathways.