Publications by authors named "Tyler M Gordon"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on how different surface chemistries of copper selenide (CuSe) nanoparticles affect the way metals are deposited on them, especially in the context of integrating these particles into nanoheterostructures.
- Researchers tested 12 different ligands to see how they influence metal deposition, finding that most did not significantly change the pattern or amount of deposition.
- However, quaternary alkylammonium bromides showed distinct deposition patterns, suggesting a special cooperative binding effect at play, which could inform future strategies for modifying CuSe nanoparticles.
In this report, we investigate the addition of two metal cations, simultaneously and sequentially to CuSe nanoparticles. The metal combinations (Ag-Au, Ag-Pt, Hg-Au and Hg-Pt) are chosen such that one metal adds to the structure cation exchange and the other adds to the structure metal deposition when added individually to CuSe nanoparticles. Surprisingly, we find that for each metal combination, across all three synthesis routes, cation exchange and metal deposition products are obtained without deviation from the outcomes seen in the binary metal systems.
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