Open AccessCover Picture: Phys. Status Solidi C 10–12/2016
Author(s) -
Rei G.,
Orlanducci, S.,
Tamburri, E.,
Matassa, R.,
Rossi, M.,
Terranova, M. L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
physica status solidi (c)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1610-1642
pISSN - 1862-6351
DOI - 10.1002/pssc.201670133
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , phase (matter) , electron diffraction , crystallography , diffraction , nanotechnology , materials science , computer science , physics , chemistry , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics
The coupling of nanodiamonds (DND) and gold nanostructures (Au) can produce nanosystems very attractive for the substitution of critical metals in optics and photonics. Au and DND are able to assemble together in a variety of peculiar hierarchical organizations. On the left side of the cover figure, a HR‐TEM image (top) and an electron diffraction pattern (bottom) of NP gold–nanodiamond systems are reported. In case of diffraction pattern, the yellow arcs correspond to the face‐centered‐cubic Au phase, the white arcs belong to the ND cubic phase, and three more dot arcs indicating the presence of n‐diamonds crystallographic phase. In the paper of G. Reina and coworkers (pp. 972–978), some Au@DND systems produced by the cooperative interactions of Au and DND are reported and discussed, considering the synergistic action induced by a proper engineering. The right side images reveal the structural details of a different DND/Au organization [R. Matassa et al., Sci. Rep. 2016]. Here the HR‐TEM image (top) shows Au in form of platelets and the mutual assembly with the nanodiamond phase. The 3D atomic representation (bottom) shows the DNDs (gray) and Au (yellow) arrangement, with both gold and diamond belonging to a cubic crystalline phase. The ability of the Au@DND nanoassemblies to interact with light makes possible applications in photonics, plasmonics, photocatalysis and emitting systems.