Surface-induced synthesis and self-assembly of metal suprastructures

• Main Authors: Li, Shaozhou, Huang, Xiao, Li, Hai, Cai, Hui, Gan, Chee Lip, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Zhang, Hua
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94407; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8577
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A systematic study on the synthesis of a series of self-assembled suprastructures, such as cubes, stars, belts, and microspheres, of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) in borosilicate glassware heavily cleaned with aqua regia is presented. These self-assembled structures are mostly formed from the crystallogr...