Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures
A systematic study on the synthesis of a series of self-assembled suprastructures, such as cubes, stars, belts, and microspheres, of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) in borosilicate glassware heavily cleaned with aqua regia is presented. These self-assembled structures are mostly formed from the crystallogr...
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| author | Li, Shaozhou Huang, Xiao Li, Hai Cai, Hui Gan, Chee Lip Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang Zhang, Hua |
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| description | A systematic study on the synthesis of a series of self-assembled suprastructures, such as cubes, stars, belts, and microspheres, of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) in borosilicate glassware heavily cleaned with aqua regia is presented. These self-assembled structures are mostly formed from the crystallographically iso-oriented AgNPs, and exhibit well-defined shapes. In regular washed glassware, only Ag nanowires are synthesized. The formation mechanisms of these self-assembled Ag structures, based on monitoring of their structural evolution in glassware decorated with different molecules, are proposed. This work not only demonstrates that the surface energy of glassware can affect chemical synthesis, but also provides an interesting approach to the shape-controlled synthesis of novel self-assembled suprastructures of AgNPs, which could be potentially used as synthesis templates, drug vessels, and microreactors. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/944072020-06-01T10:26:34Z Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures Li, Shaozhou Huang, Xiao Li, Hai Cai, Hui Gan, Chee Lip Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang Zhang, Hua School of Materials Science & Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Materials A systematic study on the synthesis of a series of self-assembled suprastructures, such as cubes, stars, belts, and microspheres, of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) in borosilicate glassware heavily cleaned with aqua regia is presented. These self-assembled structures are mostly formed from the crystallographically iso-oriented AgNPs, and exhibit well-defined shapes. In regular washed glassware, only Ag nanowires are synthesized. The formation mechanisms of these self-assembled Ag structures, based on monitoring of their structural evolution in glassware decorated with different molecules, are proposed. This work not only demonstrates that the surface energy of glassware can affect chemical synthesis, but also provides an interesting approach to the shape-controlled synthesis of novel self-assembled suprastructures of AgNPs, which could be potentially used as synthesis templates, drug vessels, and microreactors. 2012-09-19T08:11:23Z 2019-12-06T18:55:32Z 2012-09-19T08:11:23Z 2019-12-06T18:55:32Z 2010 2010 Journal Article Li, S., Huang, X., Li, H., Cai, H., Gan, C. L., Boey, F. Y. C., et al. (2010). Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures. Small, 6(23), 2708-2715. 1613-6829 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94407 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8577 10.1002/smll.201001084 en Small © 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Materials Li, Shaozhou Huang, Xiao Li, Hai Cai, Hui Gan, Chee Lip Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang Zhang, Hua Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures |
| title | Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures |
| title_full | Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures |
| title_fullStr | Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures |
| title_short | Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures |
| title_sort | surface induced synthesis and self assembly of metal suprastructures |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Materials |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94407 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8577 |
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