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In-situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy investigation on oriented attachment of gold nanoparticles

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  • Chao Zhu

    (Southeast University)

  • Suxia Liang

    (Dalian University of Technology)

  • Erhong Song

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yuanjun Zhou

    (The State University of New Jersey)

  • Wen Wang

    (Southeast University)

  • Feng Shan

    (Southeast University)

  • Yantao Shi

    (Dalian University of Technology)

  • Ce Hao

    (Dalian University of Technology)

  • Kuibo Yin

    (Southeast University)

  • Tong Zhang

    (Southeast University)

  • Jianjun Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Haimei Zheng

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Litao Sun

    (Southeast University
    Southeast University and Jiangnan Graphene Research Institute
    Joint Research Institute of Southeast University and Monash University)

Abstract

Inside a liquid solution, oriented attachment (OA) is now recognized to be as important a pathway to crystal growth as other, more conventional growth mechanisms. However, the driving force that controls the occurrence of OA is still poorly understood. Here, using in-situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy, we demonstrate the ligand-controlled OA of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles at atomic resolution. Our data reveal that particle pairs rotate randomly at a separation distance greater than twice the layer thickness of adsorbed ligands. In contrast, when the particles get closer, their ligands overlap and guide the rotation into a directional mode until they share a common {111} orientation, when a sudden contact occurs accompanied by the simultaneous expulsion of the ligands on this surface. First-principle calculations confirm that the lower ligand binding energy on {111} surfaces is the intrinsic reason for the preferential attachment at this facet, rather than on other low-index facets.

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  • Chao Zhu & Suxia Liang & Erhong Song & Yuanjun Zhou & Wen Wang & Feng Shan & Yantao Shi & Ce Hao & Kuibo Yin & Tong Zhang & Jianjun Liu & Haimei Zheng & Litao Sun, 2018. "In-situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy investigation on oriented attachment of gold nanoparticles," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-02925-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-02925-6
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