Abstract
Reversible dissociation of POM ligands from electrostatically stabilized monolayer assemblies on metal(0)-nanoparticle surfaces would provide substrates with direct access to reactive metal(0) lattices. As a result, POM-ligand lability could play an important role in catalysis by POM-monolayer protected metal(0) nanoparticles. POM-ligand lability was addressed by first obtained cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) images of monolayers of α-AlW11O399- on a 5.4 nm diameter gold-core nanoparticle. These are the smallest nanoparticles on which POM monolayers have been imaged by cryo-TEM. The binding affinities of α-K9AlW11O39 (K91) and α-Na5AlW12O40 (Na52) were obtained from Langmuir isotherms, and the relative labilities of the two ligands were assessed by UV-Vis analysis of changes in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) upon incremental additions of citrate. Thermodynamic constants, K, for monolayer formation by 1 and 2 are 20,000 and 150 M-1, respectively. In timed reactions with citrate, 1 exhibits a substantial kinetic barrier to dissociation, while 2 is rapidly exchanged by the organic protecting ligand.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4416-4420 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 363 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 Dec 2010 |
Keywords
- Gold nanoparticle
- Monolayer
- Polyoxometalate
- Self-assembly
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry