title: Direct visualization of symmetry breaking during janus nanoparticle formation.
abstract: The straight-forward synthesis of Janus nanoparticles composed of Ag and AgBr is reported. For their formation, cucurbit[n]uril (CB)-stabilized AgBr nanoparticles are first generated in water by precipitation. Subsequent irradiation with an electron beam transforms a fraction of each AgBr nanoparticle into Ag(0) , leading to well-defined Janus particles, stabilized by the binding of CB to the surface of both AgBr and Ag(0) . With the silver ion reduction being triggered by the electron beam, the progress of the transformation can be directly monitored with a transmission electron microscope.
authors: ISM, UMR, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
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