Multi-functionalization of lithographically designed gold nanodisks by plasmon-mediated reduction of aryl diazonium salts

Nanoscale Horiz. 2018 Jan 1;3(1):53-57. doi: 10.1039/c7nh00113d. Epub 2017 Oct 2.

Abstract

Plasmon-driven surface functionalization of nanoparticles is receiving increasing attention as it allows locally tailored chemical reactivity to be generated on the nanoparticle surface. The extension to surface multi-functionalization still represents a major breakthrough in chemistry. We address this issue by triggering regiospecific surface double-functionalization under plasmon excitation, using diazonium salts as surface functionalization agents.