@article {Cheng:2012:1533-4880:2548, title = "Formation of Ag Nanoframes with Facilitation of Dithiols", journal = "Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", parent_itemid = "infobike://asp/jnn", publishercode ="asp", year = "2012", volume = "12", number = "3", publication date ="2012-03-01T00:00:00", pages = "2548-2556", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "1533-4880", eissn = "1533-4899", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2012/00000012/00000003/art00116", doi = "doi:10.1166/jnn.2012.5691", author = "Cheng, Fong-Yu and Hu, Kuo-Wei and Yeh, Chen-Sheng", abstract = "Two-dimensional Ag nanoprisms readily formed Ag triangular nanoframes upon electron beam irradiation. Following meso-2, 3-dimercaptosuccinicacid (DMSA) ripening behavior, continuous electron beam exposure transformed a solid nanoplate into a core/void/shell morphology, which then evolved into a hollow nanoframe structure. TEM was used to observe the ripening and etching processes of Ag nanoprisms as a function of DMSA concentration and electron irradiation time. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FT-IR analysis were conducted to characterize the Ag nanoprism structure and surface before and after treatment with DMSA. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to determine surface chemical compositions and indicated DMSA was adsorbed on the Ag nanoprisms in the form of Ag+S. Raman measurements provided evidence of a disulfide group on Ag nanoprisms. Similar organosulfur structures such as mercaptosuccinic acid and 2-mercaptoacetic acid were also studied with results suggesting that the two S-H groups of dithiol DMSA played the crucial role in nanoframe fabrication. Using the same strategy with DMSA, the nano-architecture can be extended to 2D nanodiscs yielding nanorings.", }