Growth of colloidal gold nanostars and nanowires induced by palladium doping

Olga Krichevski, Gil Markovich*

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Abstract

Gold-palladium nanocrystals with starlike shapes and high aspect ratio nanowires were grown in a surfactant solution. The incorporation of palladium into the growing gold nanostructures induced nanowire formation with high yield. Kinetic control of the metal deposition rate through tuning of the pH value to about 5 was crucial for the nanowire growth. The nanostructures were characterized by high-resolution electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The Au-Pd nanowires were deposited on functionalized silicon wafers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1496-1499
Number of pages4
JournalLangmuir
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jan 2007

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