Issue 6, 2020

Oriented attachment mechanism of triangular Ag nanoplates: a molecular dynamics study

Abstract

We use molecular-dynamics simulations to probe the experimentally observed aggregation of PVP-covered triangular Ag nanoplates to form 2D sheets in solution. We find lateral plate attachment is the most favorable aggregation pathway – consistent with experiment. The mechanism is general and suggests new processing strategies for creating 2D architectures in solution-phase syntheses.

Graphical abstract: Oriented attachment mechanism of triangular Ag nanoplates: a molecular dynamics study

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Feb 2020
Accepted
29 Mar 2020
First published
30 Mar 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2020,2, 2265-2270

Oriented attachment mechanism of triangular Ag nanoplates: a molecular dynamics study

T. Balankura, T. Yan, O. Jahanmahin, J. Narukatpichai, A. Ng and K. A. Fichthorn, Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 2265 DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00124D

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