Thiol-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: New Ways To Displace Thiol Layers Using Yttrium or Lanthanide Chlorides.

Julie P VanegasJuan C Scaiano Anabel E Lanterna

Published in: Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids (2017)

We use the aurophilic interactions shown by lanthanides to overcome the sulfur-gold interaction. UV-vis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirm that yttrium or lanthanide chlorides easily displace sulfur ligands from the surface of thiol-stabilized gold nanoparticles.

Keyphrases

gold nanoparticles
single molecule
high resolution
reduced graphene oxide
metal organic framework
energy transfer
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy
mass spectrometry
silver nanoparticles