DNA Linker Mediated Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Superlattice
ORAL
Abstract
A BCC (body-centered-cubic) crystalline phase forms when flexible ssDNA linkers are added to the mixture of two types of dispersed, ssDNAs capped gold nanocolloids which are mutually non-complementary but complementary to the respective ends of the linker DNA. The state diagram of DNA linker mediated nanoparticle assemblies has been experimentally investigated and constructed by using in-situ small angle x-ray scattering. The optically active three-dimensional superlattice containing plasmonic particles and DNA-encoded chromophors were further fabricated using this approach. We investigated structural tunability and corresponding optical response of the multicomponent superlattices.
*Support from the U. S. DOE Office of Science and Office of Basic Energy Sciences under contract No. DE-AC-02-98CH10886 and Shanghai Pujiang Program (10PJ1405400) is appreciated.
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