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Researchers synthesized gold and vanadium oxide Janus nanoparticles, observing unique interfacial growth and restructuring under heating. These findings reveal the dynamic interplay between materials at the nanoscale.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Surface Chemistry

Background:

  • Previous work established the synthesis of pure vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanoparticles.
  • Attempts to create core@shell gold@vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles were unsuccessful.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize gold and vanadium oxide Janus nanoparticles.
  • To investigate the thermal stability and structural evolution of these Janus nanoparticles.

Main Methods:

  • Sequential doping of helium droplets with gold and vanadium oxide.
  • Deposition onto carbon substrates.
  • Characterization using scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), temperature-dependent STEM/TEM, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).

Main Results:

  • Janus particles of gold and V2O5, 10-20 nm in diameter, were formed instead of core@shell structures.
  • Epitaxial-like growth of V2O5 at the Au-V2O5 interface was observed.
  • Heating up to 650 °C induced reduction of V2O5 to V2O3 and restructuring of gold into Wulff clusters.

Conclusions:

  • The synthesis method yields Janus nanoparticles with distinct interfacial characteristics.
  • Significant structural transformations occur upon heating, highlighting the dynamic interplay between gold and vanadium oxide at the nanoscale.