The tunable surface plasmon resonance (SPR) attributed to noble metal Au and Ag nanostructures evolves from various structural morphologies and results in unique optical and electronic properties.  As a result of these exclusive properties, the syntheses for a wide range of morphologies of these mono-structural nanomaterials have been thoroughly investigated and are now well established.  Our interest in these recognized structures lies in their use as building blocks for novel nanomaterials that exhibit distinctive energetic properties.  Thus far, the application of bifunctional ligands to materials of varying morphologies has resulted in the formation of polymer-coated structures that can be driven to metal-less carbon structures via high temperature annealing.  Additionally, dual-particle nanostructures, materials comprised of two differing morphologies of either the same metal or a combination of Au and Ag structures, have been synthesized with the intention of creating shape/path-controlled carbon nanostructures.  Particular focus on the dual-particle synthesis has been placed on applying nonlinear energetic techniques that result in a location-specific adhesion of the two morphologies and on the optical properties that arise from these combinations.

Development of higher nanoscale assemblies using enediyene polymerization

246th National Meeting (2013)

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