Abstract
Thin triangular silver single crystals are obtained by annealing self-ordered 5 nm silver nanocrystals coated with decanethiol at 50°C and deposited on highly oriented pyrolitic graphite (HOPG). With the annealing time, the nanocrystals coalesce progressively in the 2D hexagonal arrays and 3D face-centered cubic (fee) superlattices. By controlling the ordering degree of the nanocrystal assemblies, we observe that the size of the ordered domains tunes the final size of the triangles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 48-52 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 10 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Energy(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films