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Title: Surface lattice engineering for fine-tuned spatial configuration of nanocrystals

Abstract

Hybrid nanocrystals combining different properties together are important multifunctional materials that underpin further development in catalysis, energy storage, et al., and they are often constructed using heterogeneous seeded growth. Their spatial configuration (shape, composition, and dimension) is primarily determined by the heterogeneous deposition process which depends on the lattice mismatch between deposited material and seed. Precise control of nanocrystals spatial configuration is crucial to applications, but suffers from the limited tunability of lattice mismatch. Here, we demonstrate that surface lattice engineering can be used to break this bottleneck. Surface lattices of various Au nanocrystal seeds are fine-tuned using this strategy regardless of their shape, size, and crystalline structure, creating adjustable lattice mismatch for subsequent growth of other metals; hence, diverse hybrid nanocrystals with fine-tuned spatial configuration can be synthesized. This study may pave a general approach for rationally designing and constructing target nanocrystals including metal, semiconductor, and oxide.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [5]
  1. Wenzhou Univ. (China). Nanomaterials and Chemistry Key Lab.
  2. Wenzhou Univ. (China). Nanomaterials and Chemistry Key Lab.; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  3. Univ. of Bergen (Norway)
  4. Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
OSTI Identifier:
1846395
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 5217010637; 21471117
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; nanoparticles; synthesis and processing

Citation Formats

Jiang, Bo, Yuan, Yifei, Wang, Wei, He, Kun, Zou, Chao, Chen, Wei, Yang, Yun, Wang, Shun, Yurkiv, Vitaliy, and Lu, Jun. Surface lattice engineering for fine-tuned spatial configuration of nanocrystals. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25969-7.
Jiang, Bo, Yuan, Yifei, Wang, Wei, He, Kun, Zou, Chao, Chen, Wei, Yang, Yun, Wang, Shun, Yurkiv, Vitaliy, & Lu, Jun. Surface lattice engineering for fine-tuned spatial configuration of nanocrystals. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25969-7
Jiang, Bo, Yuan, Yifei, Wang, Wei, He, Kun, Zou, Chao, Chen, Wei, Yang, Yun, Wang, Shun, Yurkiv, Vitaliy, and Lu, Jun. Mon . "Surface lattice engineering for fine-tuned spatial configuration of nanocrystals". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25969-7. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1846395.
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title = {Surface lattice engineering for fine-tuned spatial configuration of nanocrystals},
author = {Jiang, Bo and Yuan, Yifei and Wang, Wei and He, Kun and Zou, Chao and Chen, Wei and Yang, Yun and Wang, Shun and Yurkiv, Vitaliy and Lu, Jun},
abstractNote = {Hybrid nanocrystals combining different properties together are important multifunctional materials that underpin further development in catalysis, energy storage, et al., and they are often constructed using heterogeneous seeded growth. Their spatial configuration (shape, composition, and dimension) is primarily determined by the heterogeneous deposition process which depends on the lattice mismatch between deposited material and seed. Precise control of nanocrystals spatial configuration is crucial to applications, but suffers from the limited tunability of lattice mismatch. Here, we demonstrate that surface lattice engineering can be used to break this bottleneck. Surface lattices of various Au nanocrystal seeds are fine-tuned using this strategy regardless of their shape, size, and crystalline structure, creating adjustable lattice mismatch for subsequent growth of other metals; hence, diverse hybrid nanocrystals with fine-tuned spatial configuration can be synthesized. This study may pave a general approach for rationally designing and constructing target nanocrystals including metal, semiconductor, and oxide.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-021-25969-7},
journal = {Nature Communications},
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volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Mon Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
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