In Situ Kinetic Observations on Crystal Nucleation and Growth

J Li, FL Deepak - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

Characterization techniques for nanoparticles: comparison and complementarity upon studying nanoparticle properties

S Mourdikoudis, RM Pallares, NTK Thanh - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructures have attracted huge interest as a rapidly growing class of materials for many
applications. Several techniques have been used to characterize the size, crystal structure …

Synthesis, structure, properties, and applications of bimetallic nanoparticles of noble metals

K Loza, M Heggen, M Epple - Advanced functional materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bimetallic nanoparticles of noble metals are of high interest in imaging, biomedical devices,
including nanomedicine, and heterogeneous catalysis. Synthesis, properties …

Small angle X-ray scattering for nanoparticle research

T Li, AJ Senesi, B Lee - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
X-ray scattering is a structural characterization tool that has impacted diverse fields of study.
It is unique in its ability to examine materials in real time and under realistic sample …

Nucleation and growth in solution synthesis of nanostructures–from fundamentals to advanced applications

KJ Wu, CM Edmund, C Shang, Z Guo - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Nucleation and growth are two important and entwined processes in materials synthesis and
engineering. While understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of the processes remain …

LaMer's 1950 model of particle formation: a review and critical analysis of its classical nucleation and fluctuation theory basis, of competing models and mechanisms …

CB Whitehead, S Özkar, RG Finke - Materials Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A review is presented of the pioneering 1950 model (VK LaMer, RH Dinegar, Theory,
Production and Mechanism of Formation of Monodispersed Hydrosols, J. Am. Chem. Soc …

Colloidal nanoparticle size control: experimental and kinetic modeling investigation of the ligand–metal binding role in controlling the nucleation and growth kinetics

S Mozaffari, W Li, C Thompson, S Ivanov, S Seifert… - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the major advancements in colloidal metal nanoparticles synthesis, a quantitative
mechanistic treatment of the ligand's role in controlling their size remains elusive. We report …

[PDF][PDF] The modular small-angle X-ray scattering data correction sequence

BR Pauw, AJ Smith, T Snow, NJ Terrill… - Journal of applied …, 2017 - journals.iucr.org
Data correction is probably the least favourite activity amongst users experimenting with
small-angle X-ray scattering: if it is not done sufficiently well, this may become evident only …

An in situ SAXS investigation of the formation of silver nanoparticles and bimetallic silver–gold nanoparticles in controlled wet-chemical reduction synthesis

PRAF Garcia, O Prymak, V Grasmik, K Pappert… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a study on the formation of silver (Ag) and bimetallic silver–gold (AgAu)
nanoparticles monitored by in situ SAXS as well as by ex situ TEM, XRD and UV-vis analysis …

The role of nanoparticle size and ligand coverage in size focusing of colloidal metal nanoparticles

S Mozaffari, W Li, M Dixit, S Seifert, B Lee… - Nanoscale …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Controlling the size distribution of nanoparticles is important for many applications and
typically involves the use of ligands during synthesis. In this study, we show that the …