Oriented attachment (OA) is a crystal growth pathway that involves aggregation of crystallographically discrete particles followed by orientaion and interface elimination, which can be used to interprete natural crystallization and more importantly to synthesize novel types of nanostructures. In this talk, I will show our recent progress in the formation of porous metals (such as Au) by utilizing the oriented attachment of nanoparticles. These intriguing nanostructures could give rise to interesting optical, electronic, and catalytic properties.

Porous metals via the oriented attachment of nanoparticles

254th National Meeting (2017)

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