The role of halide ions in the anisotropic growth of gold nanoparticles: a microscopic, atomistic perspective† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Solvation structure of halides, electrostatic potentials at the interface, halide ions on the Au(111) surface in water, density profiles and electrostatic potential profiles for different CTAB/CTAC systems and conversion of the plasmon shift to the layer thickness. See DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01076h Click here for additional data file
| Autor: | Meena, Santosh Kumar, Celiksoy, Sirin, Schäfer, Philipp, Henkel, Andreas, Sönnichsen, Carsten, Sulpizi, Marialore |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
| ISSN: | 1463-9084 1463-9076 |
| Popis: | We provide a microscopic view of the role of halides in controlling the anisotropic growth of gold nanorods through a combined computational and experimental study. We provide a microscopic view of the role of halides in controlling the anisotropic growth of gold nanorods through a combined computational and experimental study. Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations unveil that Br– adsorption is not only responsible for surface passivation, but also acts as the driving force for CTAB micelle adsorption and stabilization on the gold surface in a facet-dependent way. The partial replacement of Br– by Cl– decreases the difference between facets and the surfactant density. Finally, in the CTAC solution, no halides or micellar structures protect the gold surface and further gold reduction should be uniformly possible. Experimentally observed nanoparticle's growth in different CTAB/CTAC mixtures is more uniform and faster as the amount of Cl– increases, confirming the picture from the simulations. In addition, the surfactant layer thickness measured on nanorods exposed to CTAB and CTAC quantitatively agrees with the simulation results. |
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