Direct Imaging of the Ligand Monolayer on an Anion-Protected Metal Nanoparticle through Cryogenic Trapping of its Solution-State Structure
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- 作者：Alevtina Neyman ; Louisa Meshi ; Leila Zeiri ; Ira A. Weinstock
- 刊名：Journal of the American Chemical Society
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：December 10, 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：130
- 期：49
- 页码：16480-16481
- 全文大小：199K
- 年卷期：v.130,no.49(December 10, 2008)
- ISSN：1520-5126
文摘
According to Derjaguin−Landau−Verwey−Overbeek (DLVO) theory, anions stabilize solutions of metal(0) nanoparticles by binding to the metal surface. However, the structure of the metal−anion interface in these colloidal systems has eluded direct observation. To address this, we deployed a 1.2-nm sized heteropolytungstate cluster anion, α-AlW11O399− (1), which features 11 W atoms (Z = 183) for effective imaging by electron microscopy, and a high negative charge to enhance binding to a prototypical Ag(0) nanoparticle. Cryogenic methods were then used to “trap” the 1-protected Ag(0) nanoparticles at liquid-N2 temperatures within a water−glass matrix. The “solution-state” structures thus captured provide the first reported TEM images of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of anions on a colloidal metal(0) nanoparticle.