Functionalized gold nanoparticles with complementary H-bonding groups can control the secondary structure of xerogel fibers formed by a molecular conductor thanks to their incorporation into the nanowires, which show metal-like conductivity once doped without the need for annealing. The picture shows a photograph of the xerogel, TEM images of Au particles in the gel and a single fiber, and an AFM image revealing the texture of the gel.
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PuigmartĂ-Luis, J.; PĂ©rez del Pino, A.; Laukhina, E.; Laukhin, V.; Rovira, C.; Vidal-Gancedo, J.; Kanaras, A. G.;
Nichols, R. J.; Brust, M.; Amabilino, D. B.
Shaping supramolecular nanofibers with nanoparticles forming complementary hydrogen bonds
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47 (10), 1861-1865
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704864
Also published in Angew. Chem. 2008, 120 (10), 1887-1891 DOI: 10.1002/ange.200704864