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Synthesis of Substrate-Bound Au Nanowires Via an Active Surface Growth Mechanism

Advancing synthetic capabilities is important for the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The synthesis of nanowires has always been a ...

Nanjing Tech University

Random aggregation of nanoparticles typically leads to step-growth kinetics and thus a low concentration of dimers. Here, we report a one-step method to produce gold nanoparticle dimers by exploiting a polystyrene-block-poly (acrylic acid) shell. Methods to fine-tune the surface charge repulsion and swelling allow us to control the extent of aggregation, stopping selectively at dimers.

Gui Zhao

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