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 |
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| State | Published - Jan 10 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Energy(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films