CAREER: Gold Nanoparticles with Single Copy of Functional Groups - Synthesis and Study

这个职业项目的目标是开发一种通用的方法，通过独特的固相合成方法合成具有单一表面官能团的金纳米颗粒。这些金纳米粒子可以被视为扩展的分子，并可以对其进行传统的合成化学，以制造复杂的纳米粒子“聚合物”和“大分子”。与被广泛研究的自组装技术相比，我们的研究将展示一种替代方法，即使用传统的合成化学来开发新型纳米材料，并“合成”纳米电子器件，如量子细胞自动机。该项目的成功将为纳米颗粒和纳米材料领域开辟一个全新的方向。围绕这一研究目标，将开展两项教育活动，将下列先进的化学研究和工业应用带入学生培训：(1)将开发一个新的研究生课程，名为“超分子化学专题”；(2)将通过合作研究和邀请知名工业科学家成为我们系产业咨询委员会的成员，在纳米技术产业之间建立强有力的联系。建立以纳米技术和工业为重点的研究和教育联系，将促进技术转移，并为研究生和本科生培训带来独特的机会。拟议的职业研究项目将开发一种新的方法来合成具有独特化学结构的金纳米颗粒。金纳米粒子是纳米电子器件和纳米计算机发展中最重要的纳米材料之一。这一研究领域的发展不仅对基础科学的发展具有重要意义，而且具有巨大的潜在商业价值。纳米电子学和纳米器件研究中的一个瓶颈是如何操纵纳米颗粒并将其组装成极其复杂的集成电路(IC)。我们的研究为通过传统的化学反应“合成”复杂的纳米器件和纳米电子学提供了一种创新的方法。

The goal of this CAREER project is to develop a general methodology for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles with single surface functional groups through a unique solid phase synthesis approach. These gold nanoparticles can be treated as "extended" molecules and traditional synthetic chemistry can be conducted on them to make complex nanoparticle "polymers" and "macromolecules." In contrast to the extensively studied self-assembling techniques, our research will demonstrate an alternate approach of using traditional synthetic chemistry to develop novel nanomaterials and to "synthesize" nanoelectronic devices such as quantum cellular automata. The success of this project will open a completely new direction in the nanoparticle and nanomaterial field. Centered on this research goal, two educational activities will be pursued to bring the following advanced chemistry research and industrial applications to student training: (1) a new graduate course entitled "Topics in Supramolecular Chemistry" will be developed; and (2) a strong link will be established among nanotechnology industries through collaborative research and by inviting renowned industrial scientists to become members of the Industry Advisory Board in our department. The establishment of a research and education link emphasizing nanotechnology and industry will facilitate technology transfer and bring unique opportunities to graduate and undergraduate training. %%%The proposed CAREER research project will develop a novel methodology to synthesize gold nanoparticles with unique chemical structures. Gold nanoparticles are among one of the most important nanomaterials for nanoelectronic devices and nanocomputer development. The development of this research area is not only important for the advancement of basic science, but also holds enormous potential commercial value. A "bottleneck" in nanoelectronics and nanodevice research is how to manipulate and assemble nanoparticles into extremely complicated integrated circuits (IC). Our research provides an innovative approach to "synthesize" complex nanodevices and nanoelectronics though traditional chemical reactions.