Seed‐mediated growth of colloidal metal nanocrystals

Y Xia, KD Gilroy, HC Peng, X Xia - … Chemie International Edition, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Seed‐mediated growth is a powerful and versatile approach for the synthesis of colloidal
metal nanocrystals. The vast allure of this approach mainly stems from the staggering …

When lithography meets self-assembly: a review of recent advances in the directed assembly of complex metal nanostructures on planar and textured surfaces

RA Hughes, E Menumerov, S Neretina - Nanotechnology, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
One of the foremost challenges in nanofabrication is the establishment of a processing
science that integrates wafer-based materials, techniques, and devices with the …

Effect of nanoparticle ligands on 4-nitrophenol reduction: Reaction rate, induction time, and ligand desorption

RD Neal, RA Hughes, P Sapkota, S Ptasinska… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ligands are the quintessential synthesis tool in the preparation of colloidal metal catalysts,
allowing for the rational design of nanostructured surfaces with high activity and selectivity …

[HTML][HTML] Templated dewetting: designing entirely self-organized platforms for photocatalysis

M Altomare, NT Nguyen, P Schmuki - Chemical science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation and dispersion of metal nanoparticles on oxide surfaces in site-specific or even
arrayed configuration are key in various technological processes such as catalysis …

Plasmonic gold trimers and dimers with air-filled nanogaps

ZR Lawson, AS Preston, MT Korsa… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The subwavelength confinement of light energy in the nanogaps formed between adjacent
plasmonic nanostructures provides the foundational basis for nanophotonic applications …

The process of solid-state dewetting of Au thin films studied by in situ scanning transmission electron microscopy

F Niekiel, P Schweizer, SM Kraschewski, B Butz… - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Solid-state dewetting describes the transformation of thin films into a set of particles or
droplets at temperatures well below the melting temperature of the bulk. In this work in situ …

Photocatalytic enhancements to the reduction of 4-nitrophenol by resonantly excited triangular gold–copper nanostructures

M Hajfathalian, KD Gilroy, A Yaghoubzade… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol by sodium borohydride serves as a well-
established model reaction for assessing the catalytic activity of metal nanoparticles. While …

Sacrificial templates for galvanic replacement reactions: design criteria for the synthesis of pure Pt nanoshells with a smooth surface morphology

KD Gilroy, P Farzinpour, A Sundar… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The galvanic replacement of sacrificial templates offers one of the most synthetically viable
approaches for generating platinum-based nanostructures with impressive catalytic activity …

Controlled dewetting as fabrication and patterning strategy for metal nanostructures

F Ruffino, MG Grimaldi - physica status solidi (a), 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metal thin films and metal nanostructures find a key role in the actual nanotechnology
revolution. They can be engineered for nanoelectronics, plasmonics, and sensing …

Sequential symmetry-breaking events as a synthetic pathway for chiral gold nanostructures with spiral geometries

SD Golze, S Porcu, C Zhu, E Sutter, PC Ricci… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …