Web Release Date: November 12,
CTAB Mediated Reshaping of Metallodielectric Nanoparticles
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Rice Quantum Institute, Department of Chemistry, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251
Received August 28, 2003
Revised September 30, 2003
Abstract:
We report on the dramatic chemical reshaping of metallodielectric nanoparticles upon exposure to cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) in aqueous solutions. Metal nanoshells possessing a silica core with a gold shell were observed to undergo a morphological change from their initial shell structure to that of large, elongated gold nanoparticles or toroids. This reaction is dependent on the chemical species available in solution and on the metal shell thickness on the nanostructure. Surprisingly, dissolution of the silica core due to the presence of CTAB was also observed during the reshaping of the nanoshells.
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