The ligand–nanoparticle interface helps to control nanoparticle synthesis and functional properties, but determining its structure and dynamics is challenging owing to the lack of high-resolution direct imaging methods. Now, liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy has uncovered the micellar packing and surface adsorption dynamics of a surfactant ligand on gold nanorods.
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Woehl, T.J., Alloyeau, D. Direct nanoscopic imaging of the hydrated nanoparticle–ligand interface. Nat. Chem. 16, 1223–1224 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01583-0
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