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Figure 2. (a) SEM image of NPs assembled on SAM after 1 h of MWassisted CuAAC click reaction. (b) Density in NPs assembled on SAM
as a function of the reaction time. (c) Height AFM images and (d)
cross-section prole corresponding to the line in panel c.
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CONCLUSIONS
To summarize, the major nding of this study is the unseen and
very fast assembling of NPs on SAMs by performing the
microwave-assisted CuAAC click reaction. Beyond the fact of
formation of dense assemblies of NPs with a well-dened
monolayer structure, this process promotes the enhancement of
the kinetics of the reaction, reducing the reaction time from
days to minutes. While the elevation of temperature of the
reaction media is rather low in comparison to conventional
experimental conditions, the mechanism of the reaction is
expected to proceed through a local increase of the temperature
at the interface between iron oxide NPs and gold substrate.
This point is currently under investigation. Fortunately,
microwave irradiation does not aect the functionalities and
structures of both SAMs and NPs. Notably, the MW-assisted
CuAAC click reaction was demonstrated to be carried out for
the rst time in the presence of a Cu(I) catalyst and alkynethiolate SAMs on a gold surface, which enables this assembling
method to proceed for hydrophobic NPs as stable suspensions.
Other advantages of this assembling method are the absence of
side-products and that no purication process is required. Its
potential adaptability to a wide range of nanoparticles and
surfaces also renders it very promising to be used as a general
assembling technique.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Prof. Laurent Douce and Dr. Julien Fouchet for providing the
access to the microwave reactor and fruitful discussions.
Funding was provided by Direction generale de larmement
(DGA) and region Alsace.
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