Transformations during sintering of small (D core < 2 nm) ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles: Influence of ligand functionality and core size

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 25127-25137

  Smith, Beverly L ^a   Hutchison, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LIGAND PASSIVATION; LIGAND-STABILIZED; LOW-TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION; LOWER TEMPERATURES; NANOPARTICLE SINTERING; SINTERING BEHAVIORS; SINTERING PROCESS;

CHAIN LENGTH; DEPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GOLD; LIGANDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PASSIVATION; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SINTERING;

EID: 84889594817     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408111v     Document Type: Article

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