An unconventional role of ligand in continuously tuning of metal–metal interfacial strain

• Main Authors: Feng, Yuhua, He, Jiating, Wang, Hong, Tay, Yee Yan, Sun, Hang, Zhu, Liangfang, Chen, Hongyu
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99466; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11281
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We show that embedding of a surface ligand can dramatically affect the metal–metal interfacial energy, making it possible to create nanostructures in defiance of traditional wisdom. Despite matching Au–Ag lattices, Au–Ag hybrid NPs can be continuously tuned from concentric core–shell, eccentric core...