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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik
CPP 28: Colloids and Complex Liquids I
CPP 28.3: Vortrag
Mittwoch, 28. März 2012, 15:45–16:00, C 130
Wrinkle-assisted linear assembly of plasmonic-core/soft-shell particles: A lithography-free approach towards anisotropic nanostructures — •Mareen Mueller1, Matthias Karg2, Andrea Fortini3, Thomas Hellweg4, and Andreas Fery1 — 1Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Germany — 2Physical Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth, Germany — 3Theoretical Physics II, University of Bayreuth, Germany — 4Physical Chemistry III, Universty of Bielefeld, Germany
This contribution addresses wrinkle assisted assembly of silver-poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide) core-shell particles. Anisotropic alignment is found on two length scales, macroscopically guided through the wrinkle structure and locally due to deformation of the polymer shell leading to smaller inter-core separations as compared to assembly on flat substrates without confinement. The structures were analyzed by means of scanning electron microscopy. Radial distribution functions are shown, clearly highlighting the impact of confinement on nearest neighbor distances and symmetry. The observed ordering is directly compared to Monte-Carlo simulations for hard-core/soft-shell particles, showing that the observed symmetries are a consequence of the soft interaction potential and differ qualitatively from a hard-sphere situation. As a first evidence for the impact of the alignment on optical properties, we show UV-vis absorbance measurements revealing optical anisotropy of the generated structures due to plasmon coupling. Furthermore, the high degree of order of the assembled structures on macroscopic areas is demonstrated by laser diffraction effects.