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Manipulating morphology and composition in colloidal heterometallic nanopods and nanodendrites.

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Branched Pt nanoparticles represent an exciting class of nanomaterials with high surface areas suitable for applications in electrocatalysis. Introducing a second metal can enhance performance and reduce cost. External factors… Click to show full abstract

Branched Pt nanoparticles represent an exciting class of nanomaterials with high surface areas suitable for applications in electrocatalysis. Introducing a second metal can enhance performance and reduce cost. External factors such as capping agents and temperature have been used to offer insights into nanopod formation and to encourage their kinetic evolution. More recently, nanodendrites have been reported, though synthesis has generally been empirical; making controlled variation of morphology while maintaining bimetallic composition an elusive target. We report the combination of Pt with Fe under a range of conditions, yielding individually bimetallic nanoparticles whose construction sheds new light on nanopod and/or nanodendrite formation. Fine control of metal precursor reduction through modulating capping agents, reagents, and temperature initially directs nanopod synthesis. Morphology control is retained while composition is then varied from Pt-rich to Pt-poor. Additionally, conditions are identified that promote the collision-based branching of nanopod arms. This allows synthesis to be redirected for the selective growth of compositionally controlled nanodendrites in predictable fashion.

Keywords: morphology; composition colloidal; composition; colloidal heterometallic; manipulating morphology; morphology composition

Journal Title: Nanoscale
Year Published: 2023

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