Physical Chemistry Seminar — Emily Hicks, Chemistry PhD Student

About the event

Title: Reactive two-component monolayers template bottom-up assembly of nanoparticle arrays on HOPG

Abstract: Controlling the organization of nanoparticles on a surface can open the door to increased control over the properties of a nanomaterial. One method of constructing these organized structures is the use of patterned monolayers, which are monolayers that utilize both geometric voids and preferential binding sites to capture nanoparticles. This talk will discuss the use of triphenylene ethynylene derivatives to create a self-assembled patterned monolayer for gold nanoparticle capture. Analysis of the bare monolayer and post-incubation monolayer was done using scanning tunneling microscopy.