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Facile Electrochemical Preparation of Ag Nanothorns and Their Growth Mechanism
Author(s) -
Fang YiMin,
Lin ZhiBin,
Zeng YongMing,
Chen WenKai,
Chen GuoNan,
Sun JianJun,
Ren Bin,
Tian ZhongQun
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201000068
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , mechanism (biology) , computer science , electrochemistry , information retrieval , nanotechnology , content (measure theory) , world wide web , chemistry , materials science , geography , philosophy , mathematics , cartography , epistemology , mathematical analysis , electrode
Prickly silver : Ag nanothorn assemblies with large‐scale (111) faces gradually grow from a flocked nucleus into sharp nanothorn structures (see graphic). Large‐scale Ag (111) faces are obtained because of its low surface energy.