Abstract
The templated growth of gold nanoparticles in 3D arrays within the nanopores of unicellular diatoms involves pretreament of the skeletons with poly(vinylpyridine) which has a unique dewetting property. This self-assembly provides a nanochemical analogue of lithography for engineering complex nanostructures. The process can be universally applied to the many types of diatom skeletons which vary in size and structure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8356-8357 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 131 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |