Constructing metal nanoparticle multilayers with polyphenylene dendrimer/gold nanoparticles via "click" chemistry

Langmuir. 2013 Mar 26;29(12):3943-9. doi: 10.1021/la400397q. Epub 2013 Mar 12.

Abstract

Multilayer films composed of azide-functional polymer and polyphenylene dendrimer-stabilized gold nanoparticles with alkynes in their peripheries have been fabricated using a layer-by-layer (LBL) approach via "click" chemistry. This method permits facile covalent linking of the polymer/nanoparticle interlayers in the mixture of DMF and water, which provides a general and powerful technique for preparing uniform nanoparticle (NP) thin films. The deposition process is linearly related to the number of bilayers as monitored by UV-vis spectroscopy. The multilayer structure and morphology have been characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angle.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes / chemistry
  • Azides / chemistry
  • Click Chemistry
  • Dendrimers / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Azides
  • Dendrimers
  • Polymers
  • Gold
  • polyphenylene sulfide