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Trimeric Clusters of Silver in Aqueous AgNO 3 Solutions and Their Role as Nuclei in Forming Triangular Nanoplates of Silver
Author(s) -
Xiong Yujie,
Washio Isao,
Chen Jingyi,
Sadilek Martin,
Xia Younan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200700942
Subject(s) - aqueous solution , nucleation , crystallography , cluster (spacecraft) , chemistry , nanotechnology , silver bullet , physics , computer science , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy , programming language
Three's a crowd : Trimeric silver clusters in aqueous AgNO 3 solutions have been identified by mass spectrometry (see picture). These clusters are found to dominate nucleation and thus play an important role in the formation of triangular silver nanoplates, which are shown in the SEM image in the lower right part of the picture.