Modulated Triple-Material Nano-Heterostructures: Where Gold Influenced the Chemical Activity of Silver in Nanocrystals

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Puspanjali SahuNarayan Pradhan

Abstract

For efficient charge separations, multimaterial hetero-nanostructures are being extensively studied as photocatalysts. While materials with one heterojunction are widely established, the chemistry of formation of multijunction heterostructures is not explored. This needs a more sophisticated approach and modulations. To achieve these, a generic multistep seed mediated growth following controlled ion diffusion and ion exchange is reported which successfully leads to triple-material hetero-nanostructures with bimetallic-binary alloy-binary/ternary semiconductors arrangements. Ag2 S nanocrystals are used as primary seeds for obtaining AuAg-AuAgS bimetallic-binary alloyed metal-semiconductor heterostructures via partial reduction of Ag(I) using Au(III) ions. These are again explored as secondary seeds for obtaining a series of triple-materials heterostructures, AuAg-AuAgS-CdS (or ZnS or AgInS2 ), with introduction of different divalent and trivalent ions. Chemistry of each step of the gold ion-induced changes in the rate of diffusion and/or ion exchanges are investigated and the formation mechanism for these nearly monodisperse triple material heterostructures are proposed. Reactions without gold are also performed, and the change ...Continue Reading

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