title: Dynamics of Gold Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanostructures Driven by van der Waals and Electrostatic Interactions.
abstract: Transmission electron microscopy studies on the assembly and growth of gold nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes supported on few-layer graphene and amorphous carbon reveal a competition between van der Waals forces and electrostatic interactions, enabling controlled positioning and sizing of adsorbed nanoparticles at the nanochannels formed between the carbon nanotube and the few-layer graph-ene surface.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Maria del Carmen
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Gimenez-Lopez
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Centre, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Carlos Herreros
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.affiliation: Division of Materials, Mechanics and Structures, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.|Nottingham Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Centre, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
authors.forename: Andrei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Khlobystov
keywords: carbon nanotubes; electrostatic interactions; graphene; nanoparticles; nanostructures; van der Waals forces