Stabilization of 4H hexagonal phase in gold nanoribbons
10.1038/ncomms8684
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Abstract

AbstractGold, silver, platinum and palladium typically crystallize with the face-centred cubic structure. Here we report the high-yield solution synthesis of gold nanoribbons in the 4H hexagonal polytype, a previously unreported metastable phase of gold. These gold nanoribbons undergo a phase transition from the original 4H hexagonal to face-centred cubic structure on ligand exchange under ambient conditions. Using monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy, the strong infrared plasmon absorption of single 4H gold nanoribbons is observed. Furthermore, the 4H hexagonal phases of silver, palladium and platinum can be readily stabilized through direct epitaxial growth of these metals on the 4H gold nanoribbon surface. Our findings may open up new strategies for the crystal phase-controlled synthesis of advanced noble metal nanomaterials.

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Fan, Z., Bosman, M., Huang, X., Huang, D., Yu, Y., Ong, K. P., Akimov, Y. A., Wu, L., Li, B., Wu, J., Huang, Y., Liu, Q., Eng Png, C., Lip Gan, C., Yang, P., & Zhang, H. (2015). Stabilization of 4H hexagonal phase in gold nanoribbons. Nature Communications, 6(1).

Authors 16
  1. Zhanxi Fan (first)
  2. Michel Bosman (additional)
  3. Xiao Huang (additional)
  4. Ding Huang (additional)
  5. Yi Yu (additional)
  6. Khuong P. Ong (additional)
  7. Yuriy A. Akimov (additional)
  8. Lin Wu (additional)
  9. Bing Li (additional)
  10. Jumiati Wu (additional)
  11. Ying Huang (additional)
  12. Qing Liu (additional)
  13. Ching Eng Png (additional)
  14. Chee Lip Gan (additional)
  15. Peidong Yang (additional)
  16. Hua Zhang (additional)
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@article{Fan_2015, title={Stabilization of 4H hexagonal phase in gold nanoribbons}, volume={6}, ISSN={2041-1723}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8684}, DOI={10.1038/ncomms8684}, number={1}, journal={Nature Communications}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Fan, Zhanxi and Bosman, Michel and Huang, Xiao and Huang, Ding and Yu, Yi and Ong, Khuong P. and Akimov, Yuriy A. and Wu, Lin and Li, Bing and Wu, Jumiati and Huang, Ying and Liu, Qing and Eng Png, Ching and Lip Gan, Chee and Yang, Peidong and Zhang, Hua}, year={2015}, month=jul }