Photomodulated self-assembly of hydrophobic thiol monolayer-protected gold nanorods and their alignment in thermotropic liquid crystal

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 21603-21608

  Xue, Chenming ^a   Gutierrez Cuevas, Karla ^a   Gao, Min ^a   Urbas, Augustine ^b   Li, Quan ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE MOIETY; GOLD NANORODS (GNRS); MECHANICAL SHEARING; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PERYLENEDIIMIDES; PHOTO-RESPONSIVE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELF-ASSEMBLY BEHAVIORS;

AZOBENZENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOLAYERS; NANORODS; OLEFINS; PLASMONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

GOLD;

EID: 84886070956     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408081q     Document Type: Article

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