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Size controlled growth onto II-VI nanorods.
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2010
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Gold tip size and multiplicity is controlled in hybrid gold-semiconductor nanorods (CdS-Au, CdSe-Au and CdTe-Au) in fast reaction times of less than 2 minutes by optimising precursor type, concentration, and temperature. Controllable gold tips up to as large as 40 nm on a rod diameter of 7 nm are reported with the tip size shown to be directly related to the redox potentials of the 10 dangling atoms on the nanorod and the gold chloride precursors (mono or trivalent). The preference for symmetric (both ends) over asymmetric (single end) is achieved by simply elevating the reaction temperature to 80ºC without changing the reaction time. TEM and XRD analysis were preformed to verify both the gold nanoparticle size and crystallinity of the hybrid nanostructures. Increased quenching of nanorod emission is observed as the size of the gold tip increases 15 suggesting optimisation of charge transfer between the semiconductor and the metal.
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Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)