Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.8, 874-875, 2008
One-dimensional arrangement of plasmonic nanoparticle chains by Marangoni flow and meniscus recession
Flexible Au nanoparticle chains were spontaneously aligned into a linear structure at several hundred micrometer scale during evaporation process. 1D alignment was achieved by using Marangoni flow and sequential meniscus recession. Evaporation speed and the incline Of Substrate strongly affected the resulting structures.