A Versatile Self-Assembly Strategy for the Synthesis of Shape-Selected Colloidal Noble Metal Nanoparticle Heterodimers

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• 作者：Tina A. Gschneidtner ; Yuri A. Diaz Fernandez ; Svetlana Syrenova ; Fredrik Westerlund ; Christoph Langhammer ; Kasper Moth-Poulsen
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：March 25, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：30
• 期：11
• 页码：3041-3050
• 全文大小：583K
• 年卷期：v.30,no.11(March 25, 2014)
• ISSN：1520-5827

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The self-assembly of individual nanoparticles into dimers鈥攕o-called heterodimers鈥攊s relevant for a broad range of applications, in particular in the vibrant field of nanoplasmonics and nanooptics. In this paper we report the synthesis and characterization of material- and shape-selected nanoparticle heterodimers assembled from individual particles via electrostatic interaction. The versatility of the synthetic strategy is shown by assembling combinations of metal particles of different shapes, sizes, and metal compositions like a gold sphere (90 nm) with either a gold cube (35 nm), gold rhombic dodecahedron (50 nm), palladium truncated cube (120 nm), palladium rhombic dodecahedron (110 nm), palladium octahedron (130 nm), or palladium cubes (25 and 70 nm) as well as a silver sphere (90 nm) with palladium cubes (25 and 70 nm). The obtained heterodimer combinations are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy鈥揺nergy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDX), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta-potential measurements. We describe the optimal experimental conditions to achieve the highest yield of heterodimers compared to other aggregates. The experimental results have been rationalized using theoretical modeling. A proof-of-principle experiment where individual Au鈥揚d heterodimers are exploited for indirect plasmonic sensing of hydrogen finally illustrates the potential of these structures to probe catalytic processes at the single particle level.