Synthesis and Mechanism of Composition and Size Dependent Morphology Selection in Nanoparticles of Ag-Cu Alloys Processed by Laser Ablation Under Liquid Medium

Malviya, Kirtiman Deo and Chattopadhyay, Kamanio (2014) Synthesis and Mechanism of Composition and Size Dependent Morphology Selection in Nanoparticles of Ag-Cu Alloys Processed by Laser Ablation Under Liquid Medium. In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 118 (24). pp. 13228-13237.

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Abstract

We have synthesized Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticles of four different compositions by using the laser ablation technique with the target under aqueous medium. Following this, we report a morphological transition in the nanoparticles from a normal two-phase microstructure to a structure with random segregation and finally a core shell structure at small sizes as a function of Cu concentration. To illustrate the composition dependence of morphology, we report observations carried out on nanoparticles of two different sizes: similar to 5 and similar to 20 nm. The results could be rationalized through the thermodynamic modeling of free energy of phase mixing and wettability of the alloying phases.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Publisher:	AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Additional Information:	copyright for this article belongs to AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2014 09:54
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2014 09:54
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49548

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