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Proof of Principle: Immobilisation of Robust CuII3 TbIII -Macrocycles on Small, Suitably Pre-functionalised Gold Nanoparticles.

Humphrey L C FelthamChristophe DumasMatteo ManniniEdwige OteroPhilippe SainctavitRoberta SessoliCarla J MeledandriSally Brooker
Published in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2016)
In a proof-of-principle study, a soluble macrocyclic single-molecule magnet (SMM) containing a CuII3 TbIII magnetic core was covalently grafted onto small gold nanoparticles pre-functionalised with carboxylate-terminated tethers. A modified microemulsion method allowed production of the small and monodisperse nanoparticles (approximately 3.5 nm in diameter) for the chemisorption of a large amount of intact macrocyclic complexes in the hybrid system.
Keyphrases
  • gold nanoparticles
  • single molecule
  • reduced graphene oxide
  • atomic force microscopy
  • living cells