title: Preservation of lattice orientation in coalescing imperfectly aligned gold nanowires by a zipper mechanism.
abstract: Parallel-stacked gold nanowires (NWs) in a ring conformation are induced to coalesce, forming solid seamless rings. The axial lattice orientation of the original Au NWs is preserved in the coalesced rings (see picture; scale bars 2 nm, insets 50 nm). A zipper mechanism is proposed to reconcile the three major events in coalescing nanocrystals: ligand loss, lattice alignment, and coalescence.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yawen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Cuicui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiating
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen