How Ag Nanospheres Are Transformed into AgAu Nanocages
Abstract
Bimetallic hollow, porous noble metal nanoparticles are of broad interest for biomedical, optical and catalytic applications. The most straightforward method for preparing such structures involves the reaction between HAuCl4 and well-formed Ag particles, typically spheres, cubes, or triangular prisms, yet the mechanism underlying their formation is poorly understood at the atomic scale. By combining in situ nanoscopic and atomic-scale characterization techniques (XAFS, SAXS, XRF, and electron microscopy) to follow the process, we elucidate a plausible reaction pathway for the conversion of citrate-capped Ag nanospheres to AgAu nanocages; importantly, the hollowing event cannot be explained by the nanoscale Kirkendall effect, nor by Galvanic exchange alone, two processes that have been previously proposed. We propose a modification of the bulk Galvanic exchange process that takes into account considerations that can only occur with nanoscale particles. This nanoscale Galvanic exchange process explains the novel morphological and chemical changes associated with the typically observed hollowing process.
- Authors:
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, ∥Department of Physics and Astronomy, and ⊥International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1393316
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1408113; OSTI ID: 1508252
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-08ER46539
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Volume: 139 Journal Issue: 35; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Moreau, Liane M., Schurman, Charles A., Kewalramani, Sumit, Shahjamali, Mohammad M., Mirkin, Chad A., and Bedzyk, Michael J. How Ag Nanospheres Are Transformed into AgAu Nanocages. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b06724.
Moreau, Liane M., Schurman, Charles A., Kewalramani, Sumit, Shahjamali, Mohammad M., Mirkin, Chad A., & Bedzyk, Michael J. How Ag Nanospheres Are Transformed into AgAu Nanocages. United States. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b06724.
Moreau, Liane M., Schurman, Charles A., Kewalramani, Sumit, Shahjamali, Mohammad M., Mirkin, Chad A., and Bedzyk, Michael J. Wed .
"How Ag Nanospheres Are Transformed into AgAu Nanocages". United States. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b06724.
@article{osti_1393316,
title = {How Ag Nanospheres Are Transformed into AgAu Nanocages},
author = {Moreau, Liane M. and Schurman, Charles A. and Kewalramani, Sumit and Shahjamali, Mohammad M. and Mirkin, Chad A. and Bedzyk, Michael J.},
abstractNote = {Bimetallic hollow, porous noble metal nanoparticles are of broad interest for biomedical, optical and catalytic applications. The most straightforward method for preparing such structures involves the reaction between HAuCl4 and well-formed Ag particles, typically spheres, cubes, or triangular prisms, yet the mechanism underlying their formation is poorly understood at the atomic scale. By combining in situ nanoscopic and atomic-scale characterization techniques (XAFS, SAXS, XRF, and electron microscopy) to follow the process, we elucidate a plausible reaction pathway for the conversion of citrate-capped Ag nanospheres to AgAu nanocages; importantly, the hollowing event cannot be explained by the nanoscale Kirkendall effect, nor by Galvanic exchange alone, two processes that have been previously proposed. We propose a modification of the bulk Galvanic exchange process that takes into account considerations that can only occur with nanoscale particles. This nanoscale Galvanic exchange process explains the novel morphological and chemical changes associated with the typically observed hollowing process.},
doi = {10.1021/jacs.7b06724},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
number = 35,
volume = 139,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {8}
}
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06724
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