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Table 5.1
Representative examples of metal NP networks produced by the direct cross-linking methods
Metal
Ligand
Method
NP size (nm)
Inter-NP distance
(nm) a
References
Au
1,4-di(4-thiophenylethynyl)-2-ethylbenzene
LBL
3.7
1.7
[24]
Au
DMAAB/DMAAcH/PBDT/cHBDT
LBL
~4
~1
[25]
Au
Octanedithiols/biphenyldithiols
Two-phase
1–5
~1
[26]
Au
MeSi(CH
2 SMe)
3 /Si(CH
2 SMe)
4 )
Two-phase
6.4
± 0.8
~2
[27]
Au
RAFT oligomers
Two-phase
4.6
± 1.5
0.6
[28]
Au
C
60 thiol polymer
Two-phase
10.8
± 1.5
3.3
± 0.8
[29]
Au
V-, Y-, and X-shaped methylthio aryl ethynyls
Two-phase
5.1
± 0.9
1.1–1.7
[30]
Au
X-MTA
Two-phase
5–6
1.5
[31]
X
-MTA
1.3
Ag
Dithiol
Two-phase
4.31
± 0.28
2.1
± 0.2
[32]
Au
Fluorenyl dithiol
Two-phase
3–7
1.2–3.0
[33]
Au
α,ω-dithiol
One-phase
2/5
1.5
[34]
Pd
1,4-phenylene diisocyanide,
4,4
-bis(diphenylphosphino)biphenyl,
1,3,5-tris([2,2
:6
,2
-terpyridin]-4
-ylethynyl)benzene
One-phase
~2.4
~2
[35]
(continued)