Gold clusters showing pentagonal atomic arrays revealed by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy.
In this work we present the analysis by aberration corrected electron microscopy of the formation of gold clusters based on the proton irradiation of larger nanoparticles (NP). Pentagonal arrays have been observed and energetic calculations have been performed in order to prove the stability of these materials.
Mayoral
Alvaro
A
Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA.
Blom
Douglas A
DA
Mariscal
Marcelo M
MM
Guiterrez-Wing
Claudia
C
Aspiazu
Juan
J
Jose-Yacaman
Miguel
M
D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D017348:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size
D006046:Gold