Authors: Shukla, N.; Nigra, M.M.; Bartel, M.A.; Nigra, A.M.; Gellman, A.J.

Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 11, Number 3, March 2011 , pp. 2480-2485(6)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

Abstract:

Fe₂O₃ shells have been synthesized around Pt cores to create Pt@Fe₂O₃ core-shell nanoparticles. The synthesis conditions allow control of the shell shape and allow the preparation of both hexagonal shells and spherical shells. 2D cross-sectional TEM images show that the cores are not positioned at the centers of the shells. By rotating the nanoparticles and monitoring the apparent motions of the cores in the 2D cross-sectional images, it is possible to determine quantitatively the radial position of the Pt core with respect to the center of the Fe₂O₃ shell. The distribution of core positions within the core-shell structures is bimodal. These observations suggest that the Fe₂O₃ shells grow on the Pt cores by a nucleation process, rather than layer-by-layer growth.

Keywords: PT NANOPARTICLES; FE2O3 NANOPARTICLE SHELLS; NANOPARTICLE GROWTH MECHANISM; CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2011.3570

Publication date: 2011-03-01

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