posted on 2021-05-10, 12:33authored byNing-Ning Zhang, Hao-Ran Sun, Yao Xue, Fei Peng, Kun Liu
Chiral
gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have attracted considerable
attention in the fields of asymmetric catalysis, optical materials,
and biosensing, owing to their chiroptical plasmonic properties. The
chiroptical plasmonic property of Au NPs is determined by their chiral
morphologies. However, synthetic methods capable of tuning the chiral
morphologies are still rare. Herein, we report a seed-mediated method
for regulating the chiral morphology of Au nano-octopods by adjusting
the degree of oligomerization of glutathione (GSH). The small and
relatively higher amount of GSH oligomers directed evolution in propeller-like
chiral NPs and flower-like chiral NPs, respectively. Moreover, the
GSH oligomers complexed with Au in advance can improve the quality
of chiral NPs. This study provides guidelines for the rational design
of chiral plasmonic NPs with diverse morphologies.