Tracking the growth of tadpole-shaped aggregates by scanning electron microscopy
Takamasa Kinoshita1, Hiroya Murakami, Yusuke Muranaka
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Osaka Prefecture University.
Abstract:
A single-step strategy has been developed toward the synthesis of micrometer-sized, tadpole-like structures comprising a repeating sequence of a three-dimensional gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-aniline polymer-AuNP arrangement. The size and shape of the microstructure strongly depends on the concentration of aniline in the reaction solution. Herein, we describe the formation mechanism of the microstructure by focusing on the surface morphology.
