title: Separation-dependence evolution of inter-particle interaction in the oriented-attachment growth of nanorods: a case of hexagonal nanocrystals.
abstract: Previous reports only evaluated the correlation between oriented-attachment growth and part of the interaction, i.e., either van der Waals interaction or Coulombic interaction. By focusing on hexagonal nanorods, a relatively complex form of 1D nanocrystals, this article takes into account both dominant interactions and systematically investigates their countering effects on the separation dependence of the inter-particle interaction in the oriented-attachment growth of 1D nanocrystals. As elucidated by the Arrhenius equation, the growth kinetics and thermodynamics of oriented-attachment nanocrystals can thus be evaluated with such quantitatively resolved inter-particle interactions between the attaching objects.
authors.affiliation: School of Energy Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, 611731, PR China.
authors.forename: Yuanqiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Aifang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiaoning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiarui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiaorong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He