The effect of surface capping on the diffusion of adatoms in the synthesis of Pd@Au core-shell nanocrystals
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Ligand-Mediated Nucleation and Growth of Palladium Metal Nanoparticles
Published on: June 25, 2018
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Maochang Liu1, Kyle D Gilroy, Hsin-Chieh Peng
1The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA. younan.xia@bme.gatech.edu.
Abstract:
We offer new insights into the roles played by surface capping in controlling the pattern of growth involving Pd cubic seeds and a HAuCl4 precursor. The final products can take different surface structures (concave vs. flat side faces) depending on the presence or absence of surface capping.

