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Intro; Supervisor's Foreword; Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles:; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: Structure and Galvani Potential Difference; 1.1.1 Structure of Liquid-Liquid Interfaces; 1.1.2 Thermodynamics of Electron and Ion Transfer Reactions Across ITIES. BATB Assumption; 1.2 Equilibration of the Fermi Levels; 1.2.1 Equilibration of Fermi Level Between NPs and Species in Solution; 1.2.2 Electron Transfer at a Liquid-Liquid Interface (LLI)
1.3 Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Properties1.3.1 Short Review on AuNPs Synthesis; 1.3.2 Synthetic Details and Structure of Citrate-Stabilized AuNPs; 1.3.3 "Free Electrons Gas" Model and Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles; 1.4 Self-assembly of Nano- and Microparticles at Liquid Interfaces; 1.4.1 Theoretical Clues on Interaction Between a Single Particle and a Liquid-Liquid Interface; 1.4.2 Wetting Properties: Nano Versus Macro; 1.4.3 Review on Practical Methods to Settle Particles at Liquid-Liquid or Liquid-Air Interfaces
2.2.4 X-Ray Photoluminescence Spectroscopy2.2.5 Interfacial Raman Microscopy; 2.2.6 Electrochemical Measurements; 2.2.7 Drop Shape Analysis; 2.3 Synthesis of Aqueous Colloidal AuNP Solution; 2.3.1 Turkevich-Frens Method; 2.3.2 Seed-Mediated Growth; 2.4 AuNP Size Distributions and Concentrations; 2.4.1 Theoretical Aspects; 2.4.2 Practical Aspects; 2.5 Gold Metal Liquid-Like Droplets (MeLLDs): Preparation and Surface Coverage Evaluation; 2.5.1 MeLLDs Preparation Procedure; 2.5.2 The Droplet Surface Area and Estimation of the Surface Coverage
2.6 Modifying a Soft Interface with a Flat AuNP Nanofilm Inside a Four-Electrode Electrochemical Cell2.7 "Shake-Flask" Experiments to Quantify Biphasic H2O2 Generation; Appendixes; Sec22; References; 3 Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles into Gold Metal Liquid-like Droplets (MeLLDs); 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Results and Discussion; 3.2.1 Optical Characterization of Gold MeLLDs; 3.2.2 Investigating the Conductivity of Gold MeLLDs; 3.2.3 Gold MeLLD Formation Mechanism; 3.2.4 To the Question of Wetting Properties; 3.2.5 Self-healing Nature and Mechanical Properties; 3.3 Conclusions; References
1.3 Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Properties1.3.1 Short Review on AuNPs Synthesis; 1.3.2 Synthetic Details and Structure of Citrate-Stabilized AuNPs; 1.3.3 "Free Electrons Gas" Model and Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles; 1.4 Self-assembly of Nano- and Microparticles at Liquid Interfaces; 1.4.1 Theoretical Clues on Interaction Between a Single Particle and a Liquid-Liquid Interface; 1.4.2 Wetting Properties: Nano Versus Macro; 1.4.3 Review on Practical Methods to Settle Particles at Liquid-Liquid or Liquid-Air Interfaces
2.2.4 X-Ray Photoluminescence Spectroscopy2.2.5 Interfacial Raman Microscopy; 2.2.6 Electrochemical Measurements; 2.2.7 Drop Shape Analysis; 2.3 Synthesis of Aqueous Colloidal AuNP Solution; 2.3.1 Turkevich-Frens Method; 2.3.2 Seed-Mediated Growth; 2.4 AuNP Size Distributions and Concentrations; 2.4.1 Theoretical Aspects; 2.4.2 Practical Aspects; 2.5 Gold Metal Liquid-Like Droplets (MeLLDs): Preparation and Surface Coverage Evaluation; 2.5.1 MeLLDs Preparation Procedure; 2.5.2 The Droplet Surface Area and Estimation of the Surface Coverage
2.6 Modifying a Soft Interface with a Flat AuNP Nanofilm Inside a Four-Electrode Electrochemical Cell2.7 "Shake-Flask" Experiments to Quantify Biphasic H2O2 Generation; Appendixes; Sec22; References; 3 Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles into Gold Metal Liquid-like Droplets (MeLLDs); 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Results and Discussion; 3.2.1 Optical Characterization of Gold MeLLDs; 3.2.2 Investigating the Conductivity of Gold MeLLDs; 3.2.3 Gold MeLLD Formation Mechanism; 3.2.4 To the Question of Wetting Properties; 3.2.5 Self-healing Nature and Mechanical Properties; 3.3 Conclusions; References