This book is devoted to various aspects of self-assembly of gold nanoparticles at liquid-liquid interfaces and investigation of their properties. Therefore, Chapters 3 to 5 are dedicated to explore fundamental aspects of charged nanoparticles self-assembly and to investigate optical properties (extinction and reflectance) in a through manner.
Introduction.- Experimental and Instrumentation.- Self-assembly of Nanoparticles into Gold Metal Liquid-Like Droplets (MeLLDs).- Optical properties of self-healing gold nanoparticle mirrors and filters at Liquid-Liquid interfaces.- Self-assembly of gold nanoparticles: low interfacial tensions.- Electrochemical investigation of nanofilms at liquid-liquid interface.- Electron transfer reactions and redox catalysis on gold nanofilms at soft interfaces.- Gold nanofilm redox electrocatalysis for oxygen reduction at soft interfaces.- Perspectives: from Colloidosomes through SERS to electrically driven Marangoni Shutters.- General conclusions.