Figure 10.
The proposed structural models resulting from ligand migration at the NP surface: (a) Smectic (Au@C6/71,6) (b) modulated smectic Au@C8/71,6, (c) columnar (Au@C12/71,6). Light grey and dark grey indicate the disposition and form of the mesogenic groups and alkylthiols respectively. Reprinted with permission from [64]. Copyright 2010 Wiley-VCH Publishers.