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Yao J, Li Y, Wang S, Ding T. Thin-Film-Assisted Photothermal Deformation of Gold Nanoparticles: A Facile and In-Situ Strategy for Single-Plate-Based Devices. ACS NANO 2024; 18:10618-10624. [PMID: 38564362 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Optical-induced shape transformation of single nanoparticles on substrates has shown benefits of simplicity and regularity for single-particle device fabrication and on-chip integration. However, most of the existing strategies are based on wet chemical growth and etching, which could lead to surface contamination with limited local selectivity and device compatibility. Shape deformation via the photothermal effect can overcome these issues but has limited versatility and tunability largely due to the high surface tension of the molten droplet. Here we show gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) can drastically transform into nanoplates under the irradiation of a continuous wave laser (446 nm). We reveal the dielectric thin film underneath the molten Au is critical in deforming the NP into faceted nanoplate under the drive of photothermophoretic forces, which is sufficient to counteract the surface tension of the molten droplet. Both experimental evidence and simulations support this thin-film-assisted photothermal deformation mechanism, which is local selective and generally applicable to differently shaped Au NPs. It provides a facile and robust strategy for single-plate-based device applications.
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- Jiacheng Yao
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro/Nano Structure of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Mahasivam S, Bansal V, Sastry M. Photoinduced Stitching of Self-Assembled Triangular Silver Nanoprisms at the Air-Water Interface. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:3923-3928. [PMID: 38567903 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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This study investigates the influence of optical excitation on the self-assembly of triangular nanoprisms of silver into a continuous monolayer at the air-water interface. Langmuir monolayers of octadecylamine (ODA) have been used to electrostatically assemble citrate-capped silver triangular nanoprisms (AgTNPs) in the presence and absence of light. Under optical excitation, the nanoprisms were observed to assemble into a well-ordered monolayer through plasmon-mediated stitching, whereas the particles were merely in close contact during assembly in the dark. These findings suggest new avenues for tailoring particle properties through light-mediated assembly in two dimensions.
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- Sanje Mahasivam
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- Sir Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Lee S, Fan C, Movsesyan A, Bürger J, Wendisch FJ, de S Menezes L, Maier SA, Ren H, Liedl T, Besteiro LV, Govorov AO, Cortés E. Unraveling the Chirality Transfer from Circularly Polarized Light to Single Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319920. [PMID: 38236010 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Due to their broken symmetry, chiral plasmonic nanostructures have unique optical properties and numerous applications. However, there is still a lack of comprehension regarding how chirality transfer occurs between circularly polarized light (CPL) and these structures. Here, we thoroughly investigate the plasmon-assisted growth of chiral nanoparticles from achiral Au nanocubes (AuNCs) via CPL without the involvement of any chiral molecule stimulators. We identify the structural chirality of our synthesized chiral plasmonic nanostructures using circular differential scattering (CDS) spectroscopy, which is correlated with scanning electron microscopy imaging at both the single-particle and ensemble levels. Theoretical simulations, including hot-electron surface maps, reveal that the plasmon-induced chirality transfer is mediated by the asymmetric distribution of hot electrons on achiral AuNCs under CPL excitation. Furthermore, we shed light on how this plasmon-induced chirality transfer can also be utilized for chiral growth in bimetallic systems, such as Ag or Pd on AuNCs. The results presented here uncover fundamental aspects of chiral light-matter interaction and have implications for the future design and optimization of chiral sensors and chiral catalysis, among others.
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- Seunghoon Lee
- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, South Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering (BK21 FOUR Graduate Program), Dong-A University, Busan, 49315, South Korea)
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, United States
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901, Recife-PE, Brazil
- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, 80539, München, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
- The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Amalienstrasse 54, 80799, München, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, United States
- Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 45701, United States
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, München, Germany
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Jia J, Metzkow N, Park SM, Wu YL, Sample AD, Diloknawarit B, Jung I, Odom TW. Spike Growth on Patterned Gold Nanoparticle Scaffolds. NANO LETTERS 2023. [PMID: 38048438 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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This work reports a scaffold-templated, bottom-up synthesis of 3D anisotropic nanofeatures on periodic arrays of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Our method relies on substrate-bound AuNPs as large seeds with hemispherical shapes and smooth surfaces after the thermal annealing of as-fabricated particles. Spiky features were grown by immersing the patterned AuNPs into a growth solution consisting of a gold salt and Good's buffer; the number and length of spikes could be tuned by changing the solution pH and buffer concentration. Intermediate structures that informed the growth mechanism were characterized as a function of time by correlating the optical properties and spike features. Large-area (cm2) spiky AuNP arrays exhibited surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enhancement that was associated with increased numbers of high-aspect-ratio spikes formed on the AuNP seeds.
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- Jin Jia
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Hueckel T, Lewis DJ, Mertiri A, Carter DJD, Macfarlane RJ. Controlling Colloidal Crystal Nucleation and Growth with Photolithographically Defined Templates. ACS NANO 2023; 17:22121-22128. [PMID: 37921570 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Colloidal crystallization provides a means to synthesize hierarchical nanostructures by design and to use these complex structures for nanodevice fabrication. In particular, DNA provides a means to program interactions between particles with high specificity, thereby enabling the formation of particle superlattice crystallites with tailored unit cell geometries and surface faceting. However, while DNA provides precise control of particle-particle bonding interactions, it does not inherently present a means of controlling higher-level structural features such as the size, shape, position, or orientation of a colloidal crystallite. While altering assembly parameters such as temperature or concentration can enable limited control of crystallite size and geometry, integrating colloidal assemblies into nanodevices requires better tools to manipulate higher-order structuring and improved understanding of how these tools control the fundamental kinetics and mechanisms of colloidal crystal growth. In this work, photolithography is used to produce patterned substrates that can manipulate the placement, size, dispersity, and orientation of colloidal crystals. By adjusting aspects of the pattern, such as feature size and separation, we reveal a diffusion-limited mechanism governing crystal nucleation and growth. Leveraging this insight, patterns are designed that can produce wafer-scale substrates with arrays of nanoparticle superlattices of uniform size and shape. These design principles therefore bridge a gap between a fundamental understanding of nanoparticle assembly and the fabrication of nanostructures compatible with functional devices.
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- Theodore Hueckel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Tuff WJ, Hughes RA, Nieukirk BD, Ciambriello L, Neal RD, Golze SD, Gavioli L, Neretina S. Periodic arrays of structurally complex oxide nanoshells and their use as substrate-confined nanoreactors. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:17609-17620. [PMID: 37876284 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04345b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Sacrificial templates present an effective pathway for gaining high-level control over nanoscale reaction products. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is ideally suited for such approaches due to its ability to replicate the surface topography of a template material through the deposition of an ultrathin conformal layer. Herein, metal nanostructures are demonstrated as sacrificial templates for the formation of architecturally complex and deterministically positioned oxide nanoshells, open-topped nanobowls, vertically standing half-shells, and nanorings. The three-step process sees metal nanocrystals formed in periodic arrays, coated with an ALD-deposited oxide, and hollowed out with a selective etch through nanopores formed in the oxide shell. The procedure is further augmented through the use of a directional ion beam that is used to sculpt the oxide shells into bowl- and ring-like configurations. The functionality of the so-formed materials is demonstrated through their use as substrate-confined nanoreactors able to promote the growth and confinement of nanomaterials. Taken together, the work expands the design space for substrate-based nanomaterials, creates a platform for advancing functional surfaces and devices and, from a broader perspective, advances the use of ALD in forming complex nanomaterials.
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- Walker J Tuff
- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Unites States.
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Unites States.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Unites States.
- Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics (i-LAMP), Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 25133 Brescia, Italy
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Unites States.
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Unites States.
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics (i-LAMP), Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 25133 Brescia, Italy
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, Unites States.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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He MQ, Ai Y, Hu W, Guan L, Ding M, Liang Q. Recent Advances of Seed-Mediated Growth of Metal Nanoparticles: from Growth to Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211915. [PMID: 36920232 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Unprecedented advances in metal nanoparticle synthesis have paved the way for broad applications in sensing, imaging, catalysis, diagnosis, and therapy by tuning the optical properties, enhancing catalytic performance, and improving chemical and biological properties of metal nanoparticles. The central guiding concept for regulating the size and morphology of metal nanoparticles is identified as the precise manipulation of nucleation and subsequent growth, often known as seed-mediated growth methods. However, since the growth process is sensitive not only to the metal seeds but also to capping agents, metal precursors, growth solution, growth/incubation time, reductants, and other influencing factors, the precise control of metal nanoparticle morphology is multifactorial. Further, multiple reaction parameters are entangled with each other, so it is necessary to clarify the mechanism by which each factor precisely regulates the morphology of metal nanoparticles. In this review, to exploit the generality and extendibility of metal nanoparticle synthesis, the mechanisms of growth influencing factors in seed-mediated growth methods are systematically summarized. Second, a variety of critical properties and applications enabled by grown metal nanoparticles are focused upon. Finally, the current progress and offer insights on the challenges, opportunities, and future directions for the growth and applications of grown metal nanoparticles are reviewed.
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- Meng-Qi He
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Flexible Electronics Technology, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Centre for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Roche B, Vo T, Chang WS. Promoting plasmonic photocatalysis with ligand-induced charge separation under interband excitation. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8598-8606. [PMID: 37592991 PMCID: PMC10430595 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02167j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Plasmonic nanoparticles have been demonstrated to enhance photocatalysis due to their strong photon absorption and efficient hot-carrier generation. However, plasmonic photocatalysts suffer from a short lifetime of plasmon-generated hot carriers that decay through internal relaxation pathways before being harnessed for chemical reactions. Here, we demonstrate the enhanced photocatalytic reduction of gold ions on gold nanorods functionalized with polyvinylpyrrolidone. The catalytic activities of the reaction are quantified by in situ monitoring of the spectral evolution of single nanorods using a dark-field scattering microscope. We observe a 13-fold increase in the reduction rate with the excitation of d-sp interband transition compared to dark conditions, and a negligible increase in the reduction rate when excited with intraband transition. The hole scavenger only plays a minor role in the photocatalytic reduction reaction. We attribute the enhanced photocatalysis to an efficient charge separation at the gold-polyvinylpyrrolidone interface, where photogenerated d-band holes at gold transfer to the HOMO of polyvinylpyrrolidone, leading to the prolonged lifetime of the electrons that subsequently reduce gold ions to gold atoms. These results provide new insight into the design of plasmonic photocatalysts with capping ligands.
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- Ben Roche
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth Massachusetts 02747 USA
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Mulder AJ, Tilbury RD, Werrett MV, Wright PJ, Patel P, Becker T, Jones F, Stagni S, Jia G, Massi M, Buntine MA. Ligand-Mediated Control of the Surface Oxidation States of Copper Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Ablation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:5156-5168. [PMID: 36995293 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We report on studies that demonstrate how the chemical composition of the surface of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) - in terms of percentage copper(I/II) oxides - can be varied by the presence of N-donor ligands during their formation via laser ablation. Changing the chemical composition thus allows systematic tuning of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) transition. The trialed ligands include pyridines, tetrazoles, and alkylated tetrazoles. CuNPs formed in the presence of pyridines, and alkylated tetrazoles exhibit a SPR transition only slightly blue shifted with respect to CuNPs formed in the absence of any ligand. On the other hand, the presence of tetrazoles results in CuNPs characterized by a significant blue shift of the order of 50-70 nm. By comparing these data also with the SPR of CuNPs formed in the presence of carboxylic acids and hydrazine, this work demonstrates that the blue shift in the SPR is due to tetrazolate anions providing a reducing environment to the nascent CuNPs, thus preventing the formation of copper(II) oxides. This conclusion is further supported by the fact that both AFM and TEM data indicate only small variations in the size of the nanoparticles, which is not enough to justify a 50-70 nm blue-shift of the SPR transition. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) studies further confirm the absence of Cu(II)-containing CuNPs when prepared in the presence of tetrazolate anions.
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- Ashley J Mulder
- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, viale del Risorgimento 4, Bologna 40136, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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Yu S, Zhang C, Yang H. Two-Dimensional Metal Nanostructures: From Theoretical Understanding to Experiment. Chem Rev 2023; 123:3443-3492. [PMID: 36802540 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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This paper reviews recent studies on the preparation of two-dimensional (2D) metal nanostructures, particularly nanosheets. As metal often exists in the high-symmetry crystal phase, such as face centered cubic structures, reducing the symmetry is often needed for the formation of low-dimensional nanostructures. Recent advances in characterization and theory allow for a deeper understanding of the formation of 2D nanostructures. This Review firstly describes the relevant theoretical framework to help the experimentalists understand chemical driving forces for the synthesis of 2D metal nanostructures, followed by examples on the shape control of different metals. Recent applications of 2D metal nanostructures, including catalysis, bioimaging, plasmonics, and sensing, are discussed. We end the Review with a summary and outlook of the challenges and opportunities in the design, synthesis, and application of 2D metal nanostructures.
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- Siying Yu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 206 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 206 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 206 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Neal RD, Lawson ZR, Tuff WJ, Xu K, Kumar V, Korsa MT, Zhukovskyi M, Rosenberger MR, Adam J, Hachtel JA, Camden JP, Hughes RA, Neretina S. Large-Area Periodic Arrays of Atomically Flat Single-Crystal Gold Nanotriangles Formed Directly on Substrate Surfaces. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205780. [PMID: 36344422 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The advancement of nanoenabled wafer-based devices requires the establishment of core competencies related to the deterministic positioning of nanometric building blocks over large areas. Within this realm, plasmonic single-crystal gold nanotriangles represent one of the most attractive nanoscale components but where the formation of addressable arrays at scale has heretofore proven impracticable. Herein, a benchtop process is presented for the formation of large-area periodic arrays of gold nanotriangles. The devised growth pathway sees the formation of an array of defect-laden seeds using lithographic and vapor-phase assembly processes followed by their placement in a growth solution promoting planar growth and threefold symmetric side-faceting. The nanotriangles formed in this high-yield synthesis distinguish themselves in that they are epitaxially aligned with the underlying substrate, grown to thicknesses that are not readily obtainable in colloidal syntheses, and present atomically flat pristine surfaces exhibiting gold atoms with a close-packed structure. As such, they express crisp and unambiguous plasmonic modes and form photoactive surfaces with highly tunable and readily modeled plasmon resonances. The devised methods, hence, advance the integration of single-crystal gold nanotriangles into device platforms and provide an overall fabrication strategy that is adaptable to other nanomaterials.
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- Robert D Neal
- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 5230, Denmark
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA
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Vinnacombe-Willson GA, Conti Y, Jonas SJ, Weiss PS, Mihi A, Scarabelli L. Surface Lattice Plasmon Resonances by Direct In Situ Substrate Growth of Gold Nanoparticles in Ordered Arrays. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2205330. [PMID: 35903851 PMCID: PMC9549758 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Precise arrangements of plasmonic nanoparticles on substrates are important for designing optoelectronics, sensors and metamaterials with rational electronic, optical and magnetic properties. Bottom-up synthesis offers unmatched control over morphology and optical response of individual plasmonic building blocks. Usually, the incorporation of nanoparticles made by bottom-up wet chemistry starts from batch synthesis of colloids, which requires time-consuming and hard-to-scale steps like ligand exchange and self-assembly. Herein, an unconventional bottom-up wet-chemical synthetic approach for producing gold nanoparticle ordered arrays is developed. Water-processable hydroxypropyl cellulose stencils facilitate the patterning of a reductant chemical ink on which nanoparticle growth selectively occurs. Arrays exhibiting lattice plasmon resonances in the visible region and near infrared (quality factors of >20) are produced following a rapid synthetic step (<10 min), all without cleanroom fabrication, specialized equipment, or self-assembly, constituting a major step forward in establishing in situ growth approaches. Further, the technical capabilities of this method through modulation of the particle size, shape, and array spacings directly on the substrate are demonstrated. Ultimately, establishing a fundamental understanding of in situ growth has the potential to inform the fabrication of plasmonic materials; opening the door for in situ growth fabrication of waveguides, lasing platforms, and plasmonic sensors.
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- Gail A Vinnacombe-Willson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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Cheng HT, Huang MS, Hsu SW. Combination of Plasmon-Mediated Photochemistry and Seed-Mediated Methods for Synthesis of Bicomponent Nanocrystals. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:30622-30631. [PMID: 36061648 PMCID: PMC9434765 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plasmon resonances of metal nanocrystals resulted from free electrons oscillating around nanocrystals, leading to a strong electromagnetic field around them. Because these oscillating electrons possess higher energy than the original ones, also known as hot electrons, these were widely used as photocatalysts for various reactions. Also, the strength and distribution of the electromagnetic field around the nanocrystals strongly depended on their morphology and excited irradiation, which led to the reaction environment around nanocrystals being controllable. Here, we integrated the seed-mediated and plasmon-mediated photochemistry methods for fabricating bimetallic and semiconductor-metal nanocrystals with controllable morphologies and compositions of the nanocrystals, resulting from the highly anisotropic reaction environment around the nanocrystals. The highly anisotropic reaction environment around the template nanocrystal was caused by the distribution of electromagnetic fields around it and its exposure area in the reaction solution. This new synthesis method should enable the fabrication of various multicomponent nanocrystals with desirable functions for potential applications, such as photocatalysts, chemical sensors, biosensors, biomedicines, etc.
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Lawson ZR, Preston AS, Korsa MT, Dominique NL, Tuff WJ, Sutter E, Camden JP, Adam J, Hughes RA, Neretina S. Plasmonic Gold Trimers and Dimers with Air-Filled Nanogaps. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:28186-28198. [PMID: 35695394 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The subwavelength confinement of light energy in the nanogaps formed between adjacent plasmonic nanostructures provides the foundational basis for nanophotonic applications. Within this realm, air-filled nanogaps are of central importance because they present a cavity where application-specific nanoscale objects can reside. When forming such configurations on substrate surfaces, there is an inherent difficulty in that the most technologically relevant nanogap widths require closely spaced nanostructures separated by distances that are inaccessible through standard electron-beam lithography techniques. Herein, we demonstrate an assembly route for the fabrication of aligned plasmonic gold trimers with air-filled vertical nanogaps having widths that are defined with spatial controls that exceed those of lithographic processes. The devised procedure uses a sacrificial oxide layer to define the nanogap, a glancing angle deposition to impose a directionality on trimer formation, and a sacrificial antimony layer whose sublimation regulates the gold assembly process. By further implementing a benchtop nanoimprint lithography process and a glancing angle ion milling procedure as additional controls over the assembly, it is possible to deterministically position trimers in periodic arrays and extend the assembly process to dimer formation. The optical response of the structures, which is characterized using polarization-dependent spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, and refractive index sensitivity measurements, shows properties that are consistent with simulation. This work, hence, forwards the wafer-based processing techniques needed to form air-filled nanogaps and place plasmonic energy at site-specific locations.
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- Zachary R Lawson
- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Computational Materials Group, SDU Centre for Photonics Engineering, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Kim J, Fichthorn KA. The influence of iodide on the solution-phase growth of Cu microplates: a multi-scale theoretical analysis from first principles. Faraday Discuss 2022; 235:273-288. [PMID: 35389400 DOI: 10.1039/d1fd00091h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We use first-principles density functional theory (DFT) to quantify the role of iodide in the solution-phase growth of Cu microplates. Our calculations show that a Cu adatom binds more strongly to hcp hollow sites than fcc hollow sites on iodine-covered Cu(111) - the basal facet of two-dimensional (2D) Cu plates. This feature promotes the formation of stacking faults during seed and plate which, in turn, promotes 2D growth. We also found that iodine adsorption leads to strong Cu atom binding and prohibitively slow diffusion of Cu atoms on Cu(100) - a feature that promotes Cu atom accumulation on the {100} site facets of a growing 2D plate. Incorporating these insights into analog experiments, in which we initiated the growth of Cu plates from small seeds consisting of magnetic spheres, we confirmed that two or more stacking faults are required for lateral plate growth, consistent with prior studies. Moreover, plates can take on a variety of shapes during growth: from triangular and truncated triangular to round and hexagonal - consistent with experiment. Using absorbing Markov chain calculations, we assessed the propensity for 2D vs. 3D kinetic growth of the plates. At experimental temperatures, we predict plates can grow to achieve lateral dimensions in the 1-10 micron range, as observed in experiments.
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- Junseok Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. .,Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Zhao W, Yan Y, Chen X, Wang T. Combining printing and nanoparticle assembly: Methodology and application of nanoparticle patterning. Innovation (N Y) 2022; 3:100253. [PMID: 35602121 PMCID: PMC9117940 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Functional nanoparticles (NPs) with unique photoelectric, mechanical, magnetic, and chemical properties have attracted considerable attention. Aggregated NPs rather than individual NPs are generally required for sensing, electronics, and catalysis. However, the transformation of functional NP aggregates into scalable, controllable, and affordable functional devices remains challenging. Printing is a promising additive manufacturing technology for fabricating devices from NP building blocks because of its capabilities for rapid prototyping and versatile multifunctional manufacturing. This paper reviews recent advances in NP patterning based on the combination of self-assembly and printing technologies (including two-, three-, and four-dimensional printing), introduces the basic characteristics of these methods, and discusses various fields of NP patterning applications. Nanoparticles (NPs) printing assembly is a good solution for patterned devices NPs assembly can be combined with 2D, 3D, and 4D printing technologies A variety of ink-dispersed NPs are available for printing assembly NPs printing assembly technology is applied for nanosensing, energy storage, photodetector
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- Weidong Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Life and Health Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Province Industrial Technology Research Institute of Resources and Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
- Life and Health Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Life and Health Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Life and Health Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- Corresponding author
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Identification of plasmon-driven nanoparticle-coalescence-dominated growth of gold nanoplates through nanopore sensing. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1402. [PMID: 35301326 PMCID: PMC8931024 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29123-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The fascinating phenomenon that plasmon excitation can convert isotropic silver nanospheres to anisotropic nanoprisms has already been developed into a general synthetic technique since the discovery in 2001. However, the mechanism governing the morphology conversion is described with different reaction processes. So far, the mechanism based on redox reactions dominated anisotropic growth by plasmon-produced hot carriers is widely accepted and developed. Here, we successfully achieved plasmon-driven high yield conversion of gold nanospheres into nanoplates with iodine as the inducer. To investigate the mechanism, nanopore sensing technology is established to statistically study the intermediate species at the single-nanoparticle level. Surprisingly, the morphology conversion is proved as a hot hole-controlled coalescence-dominated growth process. This work conclusively elucidates that a controllable plasmon-driven nanoparticle-coalescence mechanism could enable the production of well-defined anisotropic metal nanostructures and suggests that the nanopore sensing could be of general use for studying the growth process of nanomaterials.
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Zulkifli DP, Kim MH. High-yield Synthesis and Hybridizations of Cu Microplates for Catalytic Applications. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00450j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Because of their special geometrical features, which include a high specific surface area and high proportion of exposed surface atoms, two-dimensional (2D) metal nanostructures based on Au and Ag have...
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Golze SD, Hughes RA, Menumerov E, Rouvimov S, Neretina S. Synergistic roles of vapor- and liquid-phase epitaxy in the seed-mediated synthesis of substrate-based noble metal nanostructures. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:20225-20233. [PMID: 34851336 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07019c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Colloidal growth modes reliant on the replication of the crystalline character of a preexisting seed through homoepitaxial or heteroepitaxial depositions have enriched both the architectural diversity and functionality of noble metal nanostructures. Equivalent syntheses, when practiced on seeds formed on a crystalline substrate, must reconcile with the fact that the substrate enters the syntheses as a chemically distinct bulk-scale component that has the potential to impose its own epitaxial influences. Herein, we provide an understanding of the formation of epitaxial interfaces within the context of a hybrid growth mode that sees substrate-based seeds fabricated at high temperatures in the vapor phase on single-crystal oxide substrates and then exposed to a low-temperature liquid-phase synthesis yielding highly faceted nanostructures with a single-crystal character. Using two representative syntheses in which gold nanoplates and silver-platinum core-shell structures are formed, it is shown that the hybrid system behaves unconventionally in terms of epitaxy in that the substrate imposes an epitaxial relationship on the seed but remains relatively inactive as the metal seed imposes an epitaxial relationship on the growing nanostructure. With epitaxy transduced from substrate to seed to nanostructure through what is, in essence, a relay system, all of the nanostructures formed in a given synthesis end up with the same crystallographic orientation relative to the underlying substrate. This work advances the use of substrate-induced epitaxy as a synthetic control in the fabrication of on-chip devices reliant on the collective response of identically aligned nanostructures.
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- Spencer D Golze
- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA.
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA.
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA.
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- Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF), University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA
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Li T, Jiang W, Liu Y, Jia R, Shi L, Huang L. Localized surface plasmon resonance induced assembly of bimetal nanochains. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1888-1897. [PMID: 34695738 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bimetal nanochains (NCs) are attracting increasing attention in the fields of catalysis and electrocatalysis due to the synergistic effects in electronic and optical properties, but the fabrication of bimetal NCs remains challenging. Here, we report a general strategy named "nucleation in the irradiation then growth in the dark" for the preparation of Au/M (second metal) NCs. In the irradiation stage, the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect of Au NPs is excited to overcome the nucleation energy barrier for the deposition of second metals (Pt, Ag and Pd). In the followed dark process, the preferential growth of second metals on the existed nucleus leads to the formation of nanochain rather than the core/shell nanostructure. In the model reaction of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, the optimized Au/Pt NCs showed much better performance compared with the commercial Pt/C.
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- Ting Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China; Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China; Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China.
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Gothe PK, Martinez A, Koh SJ. Effect of Ionic Strength, Nanoparticle Surface Charge Density, and Template Diameter on Self-Limiting Single-Particle Placement: A Numerical Study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:11961-11977. [PMID: 34610743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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For the bottom-up approach where functional materials are constructed out of nanoscale building blocks (e.g., nanoparticles), it is essential to have methods that are capable of placing the individual nanoscale building blocks onto exact substrate positions on a large scale and on a large area. One of the promising placement methods is the self-limiting single-particle placement (SPP), in which a single nanoparticle in a colloidal solution is electrostatically guided by electrostatic templates and exactly one single nanoparticle is placed on each target position in a self-limiting way. This paper presents a numerical study on SPP, where the effects of three key parameters, (1) ionic strength (IS), (2) nanoparticle surface charge density (σNP), and (3) circular template diameter (d), on SPP are investigated. For 40 different parameter sets of (IS, σNP, d), a 30 nm nanoparticle positioned at R⃗ above the substrate was modeled in two configurations (i) without and (ii) with the presence of a 30 nm nanoparticle at the center of a circular template. For each parameter set and each configuration, the electrostatic potentials were calculated by numerically solving the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, from which interaction forces and interaction free energies were subsequently calculated. These have identified realms of parameter sets that enable a successful SPP. A few exemplary parameter sets include (IS, σNP, d) = (0.5 mM, -1.5 μC/cm2, 100 nm), (0.05 mM, -0.5 μC/cm2, 100 nm), (0.5 mM, -1.5 μC/cm2, 150 nm), and (0.05 mM, -0.8 μC/cm2, 150 nm). This study provides clear guidance toward experimental realizations of large-scale and large-area SPPs, which could lead to bottom-up fabrications of novel electronic, photonic, plasmonic, and spintronic devices and sensors.
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- Pushkar K Gothe
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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Golze SD, Porcu S, Zhu C, Sutter E, Ricci PC, Kinzel EC, Hughes RA, Neretina S. Sequential Symmetry-Breaking Events as a Synthetic Pathway for Chiral Gold Nanostructures with Spiral Geometries. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:2919-2925. [PMID: 33764074 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Symmetry-breaking synthetic controls allow for nanostructure geometries that are counter to the underlying crystal symmetry of a material. If suitably applied, such controls provide the means to drive an isotropic metal along a growth pathway yielding a three-dimensional chiral geometry. Herein, we present a light-driven solution-based synthesis yielding helical gold spirals from substrate-bound seeds. The devised growth mode relies on three separate symmetry-breaking events ushered in by seeds lined with planar defects, a capping agent that severely frustrates early stage growth, and the Coulombic repulsion that occurs when identically charged growth fronts collide. Together they combine to advance a growth pathway in which planar growth emanates from one side of the seed, advances to encircle the seed from both clockwise and counterclockwise directions, and then, upon collision of the two growth fronts, sees one front rise above the other to realize a self-perpetuating three-dimensional spiral structure.
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- Spencer D Golze
- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, S.p. no. 8 Km0700, 09042 Monserrato (Ca), Italy
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, S.p. no. 8 Km0700, 09042 Monserrato (Ca), Italy
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Zhang G, Ma Y, Li M, Ren S, Fu X, Huang H, Zheng Y. Crumpled Versus Flat Gold Nanosheets: Temperature-Regulated Synthesis and Their Plasmonic and Catalytic Properties. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:4227-4235. [PMID: 33788565 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report a high-yield synthesis of gold (Au) nanosheets with tunable size and surface morphology in the aqueous phase. In particular, crumpled and flat Au nanosheets with a thickness of ∼10 nm could be selectively produced in high purity when the reaction was conducted at room temperature and in an ice-water bath, respectively. Unlike Au nanoplates/nanoprisms in the form of well-defined triangles or hexagons documented in previous studies, the current products exhibit random in-plane branches or holes, together with wavy edges. Strong absorbance in the NIR region was observed for all the Au nanosheet products. When serving as electrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction, the current products exhibited an enhanced activity and operation stability, as compared to quasi-spherical counterparts.
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- Gongguo Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273115, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273115, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273115, P. R. China
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Amirjani A, Rahbarimehr E. Recent advances in functionalization of plasmonic nanostructures for optical sensing. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:57. [PMID: 33506310 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04714-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This review summarizes the progress that has been made in the use of nanostructured SPR-based chemical sensors and biosensors. Following an introduction into the field, a first large section covers principles of nanomaterial-based SPR sensing, mainly on methods using noble metal nanoparticles (spheres, cubes, triangular plates, etc.). The next section covers methods for functionalization of plasmonic nanostructures, with subsections on functionalization using (a) amino acids and proteins; (b) oligonucleotides, (c) organic polymers, and (d) organic compounds. Several tables are presented that give an overview on the wealth of methods and materials published. A concluding section summarizes the current status, addresses current challenges, and gives an outlook on potential future trends. This review is not intended to be a comprehensive compilation of the literature in the field but rather is a systematic overview of the state of the art in surface chemistry of plasmonic nanostructures. The ability of various ligands and receptors for functionalization of nanoparticles as well as their sensing capability is discussed.
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- Amirmostafa Amirjani
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9466, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada
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Tan T, Zhang S, Wang J, Zheng Y, Lai H, Liu J, Qin F, Wang C. Resolving the stacking fault structure of silver nanoplates. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:195-205. [PMID: 33325976 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr06912d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The stacking fault structure (SFT) is the key to understanding the symmetry breaking of fcc nanocrystals and the origin of two-dimensional (2D) anisotropic growth of nanoplates. After resolving the SFT in Ag nanoplates under aberration-corrected transmission electron microscope (TEM) observations, it is found that there are three basic stacking faults, namely, twinned stacking fault (SF-t), a layer missed stacking fault (SF-m) and a layer inserted stacking fault (SF-i). The SFT is composed of one or a combination of two or all of the three kinds of stacking faults with a total number varying from 4 to 9. It has been demonstrated that the SFT could generate concave faces, step faces and (100) faces in the lateral directions, which provides sites for adding-atoms with a higher coordination number than on the top and bottom flat (111) faces, and results in the anisotropic growth along the 2D direction. Additionally, Ag nanoplates fall into either center symmetry or mirror symmetry when the corresponding number is even or odd. The center symmetry and mirror symmetry with different side face arrangements in turn manipulate the shape evolution to cubes and bipyramids, respectively. Our study provides a comprehensive understanding of the formation and growth of 2D metal nanomaterials.
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- Taixing Tan
- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China.
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Li T, Liu Y, Jia R, Yaseen M, Shi L, Huang L. Irradiation regulates the size of Pt nanoparticles on Au@MnO 2 nanosheets for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04433h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The photoinduced LSPR effect of Au NPs was applied to load and adjust the size of precious metal (Pt and Ag) NPs on MnO2 nanosheets.
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- Ting Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Preparation and Processing, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334001, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, KP, 25120, Pakistan
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Nano Science and Technology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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Demille TB, Hughes RA, Dominique N, Olson JE, Rouvimov S, Camden JP, Neretina S. Large-area periodic arrays of gold nanostars derived from HEPES-, DMF-, and ascorbic-acid-driven syntheses. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:16489-16500. [PMID: 32790810 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04141f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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With arms radiating from a central core, gold nanostars represent a unique and fascinating class of nanomaterials from which extraordinary plasmonic properties are derived. Despite their relevance to sensing applications, methods for fabricating homogeneous populations of nanostars on large-area planar surfaces in truly periodic arrays is lacking. Herein, the fabrication of nanostar arrays is demonstrated through the formation of hexagonal patterns of near-hemispherical gold seeds and their subsequent exposure to a liquid-state chemical environment that is conducive to colloidal nanostar formation. Three different colloidal nanostar protocols were targeted where HEPES, DMF, and ascorbic acid represent a key reagent in their respective redox chemistries. Only the DMF-driven synthesis proved readily adaptable to the substrate-based platform but nanostar-like structures emerged from the other protocols when synthetic controls such as reaction kinetics, the addition of Ag+ ions, and pH adjustments were applied. Because the nanostars were derived from near-hemispherical seeds, they acquired a unique geometry that resembles a conventional nanostar that has been truncated near its midsection. Simulations of plasmonic properties of this geometry reveal that such structures can exhibit maximum near-field intensities that are as much as seven-times greater than the standard nanostar geometry, a finding that is corroborated by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements showing large enhancement factors. The study adds nanostars to the library of nanostructure geometries that are amenable to large-area periodic arrays and provides a potential pathway for the nanofabrication of SERS substrates with even greater enhancements.
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- Trevor B Demille
- College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
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Guo W, Johnston-Peck AC, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Huang J, Wei WD. Cooperation of Hot Holes and Surface Adsorbates in Plasmon-Driven Anisotropic Growth of Gold Nanostars. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10921-10925. [PMID: 32484345 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Light-driven synthesis of plasmonic metal nanostructures has garnered broad scientific interests. Although it has been widely accepted that surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-generated energetic electrons play an essential role in this photochemical process, the exact function of plasmon-generated hot holes in regulating the morphology of nanostructures has not been fully explored. Herein, we discover that those hot holes work with surface adsorbates collectively to control the anisotropic growth of gold (Au) nanostructures. Specifically, it is found that hot holes stabilized by surface adsorbed iodide enable the site-selective oxidative etching of Au0, which leads to nonuniform growths along different lateral directions to form six-pointed Au nanostars. Our studies establish a molecular-level understanding of the mechanism behind the plasmon-driven synthesis of Au nanostars and illustrate the importance of cooperation between charge carriers and surface adsorbates in regulating the morphology evolution of plasmonic nanostructures.
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- Wenxiao Guo
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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