Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Nanoparticles From Metal to Molecule-Like

化学系的分析和表面化学（ASC）项目将支持北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校罗伊斯·默里教授的研究项目。Murray教授的研究将增加我们对金核和盖层配体之间相互作用对单层保护金纳米团簇（MPC）电子性质的影响的理解。Murray教授和他的学生将开发新的化学方法，以显著改善和控制纳米颗粒之间和表面的耦合。他们还将继续开发新的分析工具来表征MPCs的多分散性、组成和动态。该项目将促进对纳米颗粒物质的基本理解，并在长期内导致新的和改进的电子设备的发展。该研究将为希望在电子纳米材料前沿领域进行培训的本科生、研究生和博士后提供良好的教育机会。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the research program of Prof. Royce Murray of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prof. Murray's research will increase our understanding of the effect of interactions between the gold core and capping ligands on the electronic properties of monolayer protected gold nanoclusters (MPC). Prof. Murray and his students will develop new chemistry to significantly improve and control the coupling of nanoparticles to one another and to surfaces. They will also continue developing new analytical tools to characterize MPCs' polydispersity, composition, and dynamics. The project will advance basic understanding of nanoparticulate matter and in the long term lead to the development of new and improved electronic devices. The study will provide an excellent educational opportunity for undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who wish to train in the cutting edge area of electronic nanomaterials.