title: Selective epitaxial growth of zinc blende-derivative on wurtzite-derivative: the case of polytypic Cu2CdSn(S(1-x)Se(x))4 nanocrystals.
abstract: Polytypic nanocrystals with zinc blende (ZB) cores and wurtzite (WZ) arms, such as tetrapod and octopod nanocrystals, have been widely reported. However, polytypic nanocrystals with WZ cores and ZB arms or ends have been rarely reported. Here, we report a facile, solution-based approach to the synthesis of polytypic Cu2CdSn(S1-xSex)4 (CCTSSe) nanocrystals with ZB-derivative selectively engineered on (000±2)WZ facets of WZ-derived cores. Accordingly, two typical morphologies, i.e., bullet-like nanocrystals with a WZ-derivative core and one ZB-derivative end, and rugby ball-like nanocrystals with a WZ-derivative core and two ZB-derivative ends, can be selectively prepared. The epitaxial growth mechanism is confirmed by the time-dependent experiments. The ratio of rugby ball-like and bullet-like polytypic CCTSSe nanocrystals can be tuned through changing the amount of Cd precursor to adjust the reactivity difference between (0002)WZ and (000-2)WZ facets. These unique polytypic CCTSSe nanocrystals may find applications in energetic semiconducting materials for energy conversion in the future.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, China. shyu@ustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Feng-Jia
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Shu-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yu