Photoinduced Stitching of Self-Assembled Triangular Silver Nanoprisms at the Air-Water Interface

J Phys Chem Lett. 2024 Apr 11;15(14):3923-3928. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00442. Epub 2024 Apr 3.

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of optical excitation on the self-assembly of triangular nanoprisms of silver into a continuous monolayer at the air-water interface. Langmuir monolayers of octadecylamine (ODA) have been used to electrostatically assemble citrate-capped silver triangular nanoprisms (AgTNPs) in the presence and absence of light. Under optical excitation, the nanoprisms were observed to assemble into a well-ordered monolayer through plasmon-mediated stitching, whereas the particles were merely in close contact during assembly in the dark. These findings suggest new avenues for tailoring particle properties through light-mediated assembly in two dimensions.