Interfaces between gold nanoparticle films and semiconductor substrates are found to behave like nearly ideal Schottky diodes. Moreover, the detailed electronic structure of the interfaces can be tuned by electrochemical charge-transfer.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Menard, E. et al. Chem. Rev. 107, 1117–1160 (2007).
Boettcher, S. W. et al. Nature Mater. 6, 592–596 (2007).
Chen, S. et al. Science 280, 2098–2101 (1998).
Ding, Z. F. et al. Science 296, 1293–1297 (2002).
Pietron, J. J., Hicks, J. F. & Murray, R. W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121, 5565–5570 (1999).
Mönch, W. Electronic Properties of Semiconductor Interfaces (Springer, New York, 2004).
Louie, S. G. & Cohen, M. L. Phys. Rev. B 13, 2461–2469 (1976).
Sailor, M. J., Klavetter, F. L., Grubbs, R. H. & Lewis, N. S. Nature 346, 155–157 (1990).
Yu, D., Wang, C. & Guyot-Sionnest, P. Science 300, 1277–1280 (2003).
Roest, A. L., Kelly, J. J., Vanmaekelbergh, D. & Meulenkamp, E. A. Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 036801 (2002).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Korgel, B. Interfaces behaving well. Nature Mater 6, 551–552 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1969
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1969
This article is cited by
-
Quantification of nanoparticles in aqueous food matrices using Particle-Induced X-ray Emission
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2012)
