Issue 21, 2014

Exploring the benefits of electron tomography to characterize the precise morphology of core–shell Au@Ag nanoparticles and its implications on their plasmonic properties

Abstract

In the design and engineering of functional core–shell nanostructures, material characterization at small length scales remains one of the major challenges. Here we show how electron tomography in high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) mode can be applied successfully to perform nano-metrological characterization of Au@Ag core–shell nanostructures. This work stresses the benefits of HAADF-STEM tomography and its use as a novel and rigorous tool for understanding the physical–chemical properties of complex 3D core–shell nanostructures. The reconstructed Au@Ag core–shell architecture was used as an input for discrete dipole approximation (DDA)-based electrodynamics simulations of the optical properties of the nanostructures. The implications of localized surface plasmon spectroscopy as well as Raman-enhanced spectroscopy are analysed.

Graphical abstract: Exploring the benefits of electron tomography to characterize the precise morphology of core–shell Au@Ag nanoparticles and its implications on their plasmonic properties

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Jun 2014
Accepted
19 Aug 2014
First published
21 Aug 2014

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 12696-12702

Author version available

Exploring the benefits of electron tomography to characterize the precise morphology of core–shell Au@Ag nanoparticles and its implications on their plasmonic properties

J. C. Hernández-Garrido, M. S. Moreno, C. Ducati, L. A. Pérez, P. A. Midgley and E. A. Coronado, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 12696 DOI: 10.1039/C4NR03017F

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