Issue 25, 2024

BODIPY directed one-dimensional self-assembly of gold nanorods

Abstract

The assembly of anisotropic nanomaterials into ordered structures is challenging. Nevertheless, such self-assembled systems are known to have novel physicochemical properties and the presence of a chromophore within the nanoparticle ensemble can enhance the optical properties through plasmon–molecule electronic coupling. Here, we report the end-to-end assembly of gold nanorods into micrometer-long chains using a linear diamino BODIPY derivative. The preferential binding affinity of the amino group and the steric bulkiness of BODIPY directed the longitudinal assembly of gold nanorods. As a result of the linear assembly, the BODIPY chromophores positioned themselves in the plasmonic hotspots, which resulted in efficient plasmon–molecule coupling, thereby imparting photothermal properties to the assembled nanorods. This work thus demonstrates a new approach for the linear assembly of gold nanorods resulting in a plasmon–molecule coupled system, and the synergy between self-assembly and electronic coupling resulted in an efficient system having potential biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: BODIPY directed one-dimensional self-assembly of gold nanorods

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Mot 2024
Accepted
26 Mot 2024
First published
29 Mot 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 12127-12133

BODIPY directed one-dimensional self-assembly of gold nanorods

Hemant, A. Rahman, P. Sharma, A. Shanavas and P. P. Neelakandan, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 12127 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02161D

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