Crystal habit of fcc metal particles controlled by electrode potential in solution

The crystal habit of fcc metal particles formed on an amorphous carbon film electrode in solution at different electrode potentials is discussed. The fcc metal particles have different crystallographic habits depending on applied electrode potential; that is, icosahedral and/or decahedral particles are formed at lower potentials, and fcc single-crystalline or polycrystalline particles at higher potentials. It was found that decahedra and icosahedra of Cu-Au alloy particles are formed in the potential region of underpotential deposition (UPD) of Cu at which only fcc Au single-crystalline particles and Au polycrystalline particles appear. This is attributed to the charge transfer from the UPD Cu ions to the Au overlayer of Cu-Au alloy particles. The formation of decahedral and icosahedral Cu-Au alloy particles depends on the composition of the Cu-Au alloy. On the basis of these results it was deduced that the contraction of the surface lattice of the growing particles is responsible for the formation of icosahedral and decahedral particles. Received: 25 February 1997 / Accepted: 21 April 1997     

聚乙烯吡咯烷酮辅助的水热法合成形貌可控的银纳米结构

以不同平均分子质量的聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP,通常用K值来表示PVP溶液相对粘度的特征值,粘度越大,PVP平均分子质量越大,平均分子质量为8000、40000、160000、360000的PVP分别标记为K17、K30、K60、K90)为表面活性剂,通过水热法合成了形貌和光学共振峰可控的银纳米结构.将反应体系加入到60 mL的不锈钢高压反应釜中,在一定的温度下加热数小时.我们在K17的水溶液中合成了尺寸均一的五重孪晶银纳米十面体.而在K30、K60和K90的乙二醇(EG)溶液中得到了纵横比随着PVP分子质量增大而增大的银纳米线.产物的形貌和微结构通过透射电镜(TEM)和场发射扫描电镜(FE-SEM)进行表征,表面等离子共振(SPR)吸收峰通过紫外-可见分光光度计进行测试,结果显示银纳米结构的表面等离子共振随着其形貌和尺寸的改变而发生变化.