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Title
Understanding the effect of iodide ions on the morphology of gold nanorods
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Abstract
The presence of iodide ions during the growth of gold nanorods strongly affects the shape of the final products, which is proposed to be due to selective iodide adsorption on certain crystallographic facets. Therefore, a detailed structural and morphological characterization of the starting rods is crucial toward understanding this effect. Electron tomography is used to determine the crystallographic indices of the lateral facets of gold nanorods, as well as those present at the tips. Based on this information, density functional theory calculations are used to determine the surface and interface energies of the observed facets and provide insight into the relationship between the amount of iodide ions in the growth solution and the final morphology of anisotropic gold nanoparticles.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Particle and particle systems characterization. - Weinheim
Publication
Weinheim : 2018
ISSN
0934-0866
DOI
10.1002/PPSC.201800051
Volume/pages
35 :8 (2018) , 6 p.
Article Reference
1800051
ISI
000441893400002
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
Characterisation and modeling of the initial growth and stability of anisotropic Au and Au/Ag nanoparticles at the atomic scale.
Complex hetero-nanosystems: three-dimensional characterisation down to the atomic scale.
Colouring Atoms in 3 Dimensions (COLOURATOM).
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 04.09.2018
Last edited 09.10.2023
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