New light shed on structure of gold nanoparticles in water

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 15:36 in Physics & Chemistry

For the first time, researchers have determined the dynamical behavior of the ligand layer of a water-soluble gold nanocluster in solution. Nanometre-scale gold particles are used for applications as catalysts, sensors, drug delivery devices and biological contrast agents and as components in photonics and molecular electronics.

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