Controlled Synthesis of Au@AgAu Yolk–Shell Cuboctahedra with Well-Defined Facets

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• 作者：Alejandra Londono-Calderon ; Daniel Bahena ; Miguel J. Yacaman
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：30
• 页码：7572-7581
• 全文大小：873K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-5827

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The synthesis of Au@AgAu yolk–shell cuboctahedra nanoparticles formed by galvanic replacement in a seed-mediated method is described. Initially, single-crystal Au seeds are used for the formation of Au@Ag core–shell nanocubes, which serve as the template material for the deposition of an external Au layer. The well-controlled synthesis yields the formation of cuboctahedra nanoparticles with smooth inner and outer Au/Ag surfaces. The deposition/oxidation process is described to understand the formation of cuboctahedra and octahedra nanoparticles. The Au core maintains the initial morphology of the seed and remains static at the center of the yolk–shell because of residual Ag. Structural analysis of the shell indicates intrinsic stacking faults (SFs) near the surface. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) compositional analysis show an Au–Ag nonordered alloy forming the shell. The three-dimensional structure of the nanoparticles presented open facets on the [111] as observed by electron tomography SIRT reconstruction over a stack of high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) images. The geometrical model was validated by analyzing the direction of streaks in coherent nanobeam diffraction (NBD). The catalytic activity was evaluated using a model reaction based on the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NTP) by NaBH₄ in the presence of Au@AgAu yolk–shell nanoparticles.