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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Colloidal Phase Control in Plasmonic Metal Oxide Nanocrystals via Competitive Metal-Ligand Equilibria.

Jiho Kang, Dingwen Qian, Jayoon Lee, Diana L Conrad, Jessica D Oberlander, M Wren Berry, Jeffrey Liu, Eric V Anslyn, Thomas M Truskett, Delia J Milliron

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors.

Jiho KangMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Dingwen QianMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Jayoon LeeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Diana L ConradDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Jessica D OberlanderDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
M Wren BerryDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Jeffrey LiuMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Eric V AnslynDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Thomas M TruskettMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
Delia J MillironMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

Funding

National Science Foundation CBET-2323482National Science Foundation DMR-2308817Welch Foundation F-0046Welch Foundation F-1696Welch Foundation F-1848
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colloidal nanocrystal gels offer tunable optical properties governed by both the nature of the building blocks and their spatial arrangement. When assembled via reversible molecular linkers, their phase behavior and structure are primarily dictated by bond strength and lability. However, precise control over these interactions remains a significant synthetic challenge and is often system-specific. Here, we present a simple, broadly tunable linking strategy that modulates nanocrystal phase behavior and assembly structure by leveraging competitive metal-ligand equilibria. We achieve programmable control over gelation temperature and network structure by tuning competitive metal-terpyridine and metal-halide equilibria in terpyridine-functionalized tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) nanocrystals, governed by metal and halide identity, concentration, and temperature, enabling wide-range infrared optical modulation. Combined kinetic Monte Carlo and optical simulations reveal that weaker, more labile links facilitate particle crawling, leading to denser gel structures with enhanced plasmon coupling. This strategy eliminates the need for complex ligand or linker design and establishes competitive coordination chemistry as a versatile platform for engineering dynamic, stimuli-responsive colloidal assemblies.

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Colloidal gelDynamic covalent bondingLocalized surface plasmon resonanceMetal coordinationPlasmon coupling

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PMID41186098
PMCPMC12723473

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