Nature Communications (May 2020)

Observing atomic layer electrodeposition on single nanocrystals surface by dark field spectroscopy

  • Shu Hu,
  • Jun Yi,
  • Yue-Jiao Zhang,
  • Kai-Qiang Lin,
  • Bi-Ju Liu,
  • Liang Chen,
  • Chao Zhan,
  • Zhi-Chao Lei,
  • Juan-Juan Sun,
  • Cheng Zong,
  • Jian-Feng Li,
  • Bin Ren

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16405-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Underpotential deposition (UPD) is important to modify the surface properties of nanocrystals. Here, the authors show the application of in situ electrochemical dark field spectroscopy in identifying the UPD processes of silver on different facets of gold nanocrystals at the single nanoparticle level.