Manipulating the kinetics of seeded growth for edge-selective metal deposition and the formation of concave au nanocrystals.
By manipulating the kinetics of seeded growth through judicious control of reaction conditions, edge-selective metal deposition can be achieved to synthesize new Au nanostructures with face-centered concavities, referred to herein as Au overgrown trisoctahedra. These nanostructures display higher sensitivity to changes in refractive index compared to both Au traditional trisoctahedra and the Au nanocube seeds from which they are grown. Often, concave nanostructures are achieved by selective etching processes or corner-selective overgrowth and adopt a stellated profile rather than a profile with face-centered concavities. The presented results illustrate another strategy toward concave nanostructures and can facilitate the synthesis of new concave nanostructures for applications in catalysis and chemical sensing.
Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Av., Bloomington, IN-47405 (United States).
Moitree
M
Laskar
Xiaolan
X
Zhong
Zhi-Yuan
ZY
Li
Sara E
SE
Skrabalak
D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*
D006046:Gold
RI sensitivity; nanocubes; nanostructures; sensors; trisoctahedra