Silver Particles with Rhombicuboctahedral Shape and Effective Isotropic Interactions with Light
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Abstract
Truly spherical silver nanoparticles are of great importance for fundamental studies including plasmonic applications, but their direct synthesis in aqueous media is not feasible. Using the commonly employed copper-based etching processes, an isotropic plasmonic response can be achieved by etching well-defined silver nanocubes. Whilst spherical-like shape is typically prevailing in such processes, we established that there is a preferential growth toward silver rhombicuboctahedra, which is the thermodynamically most stable product of this synthesis. The rhombicuboctahedral morphology is further evidenced by comprehensive characterization with small-angle X-ray scattering in combination with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) tomography and high-resolution TEM. We also elucidate the complete reaction mechanism based on UV-vis kinetic studies, and the postulated mechanism can also be extended to all copper-based etching processes.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2822-2827 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Chemistry of materials |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Apr 2019 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |