Direct observation of photo-mechanical stiffness in alkanethiol-capped gold nanoparticles supracrystals by ultrafast small-angle electron diffraction
2019
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Abstract
We demonstrate that ultrastiff bonding between nanoparticles can be engineered by ad hoc assemblies of ligands, reaching strengths comparable to that of strong covalent bonds. Our observation relies on femtosecond small-angle electron diffraction.
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Title
Direct observation of photo-mechanical stiffness in alkanethiol-capped gold nanoparticles supracrystals by ultrafast small-angle electron diffraction
Author(s)
Mancini, Giulia F. ; Pennacchio, Francesco ; Latychevskaia, Tatiana ; Reguera, Javier ; Stellacci, Francesco ; Carbone, Fabrizio
Published in
Xxi International Conference On Ultrafast Phenomena 2018 (Up 2018)
Series
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume
205
Pages
04004
Conference
21st International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (UP), Hamburg, GERMANY, Jul 15-20, 2018
Date
2019-01-01
Publisher
Cedex A, E D P SCIENCES
ISSN
2100-014X
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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
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Scientific production and competences > SB - School of Basic Sciences > IPHYS - Institute of Physics > LUMES - Laboratory for ultrafast microscopy and electron scattering
Scientific production and competences > STI - School of Engineering > IMX - Institute of Materials > SUNMIL - Supramolecular Nanomaterials and Interfaces Laboratory
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2020-10-02