Near surface nucleation and particle mediated growth of colloidal Au nanocrystals

Journal Article
Nanoscale, vol. 10, iss. 25, pp. 11907-11912, 2018
Authors
Yingwen Cheng, Jinhui Tao, Guomin Zhu, Jennifer A. Soltis, Benjamin A. Legg, Elias Nakouzi, James J. De Yoreo, Maria L. Sushko, Jun Liu
Abstract

Interfacial solvent mediated interactions can alter crystallization pathways, leading to near-surface nucleation followed by either diffusive attachment or neck formation.

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