Effects of functional groups and ionization on the structure of alkanethiol-coated gold nanoparticles

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 37, 2014, Pages 11075-11085

  Bolintineanu, Dan S ^a   Lane, J Matthew D ^a   Grest, Gary S ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GOLD; HARDENING; IONIZATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAFFINS; SOLUBILITY;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COATING STRUCTURES; DIVALENT COUNTERIONS; FUNCTIONAL END GROUPS; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; WATER SOLUBILITIES; WATER/VAPOR INTERFACE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84927608155     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la502795z     Document Type: Article

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