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Synthesis and High Electrocatalytic Performance of Hexagram Shaped Gold Particles Having an Open Surface Structure with Kinks

Show Author's Information Qingning Jiang§,  Zhiyuan Jiang§,  Lei Zhang,  Haixin Lin,  Ning Yang,  Huan Li,  Deyu Liu,  Zhaoxiong Xie( ),  Zhongqun Tian
State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

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electrocatalysis, crystal growth, surface structure, structure–property relationship, Hexagram shaped gold particles, high index facets with kinks
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Jiang Q, Jiang Z, Zhang L, et al. Synthesis and High Electrocatalytic Performance of Hexagram Shaped Gold Particles Having an Open Surface Structure with Kinks. Nano Research, 2011, 4(6): 612-622. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-011-0117-x
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Hexagram shaped gold particles and their analogues enclosed by high index facets with kinks have been successfully synthesized by reducing HAuCl4 with ascorbic acid (AA) in the presence of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) at room temperature. By using electron microscopy, the surfaces of the hexagram shaped Au particle were found to be {541} planes, which contain high-density steps and kinks. In addition, it was found that hexagonal shield-like and other kind of particles present in the product were analogues of the hexagram shaped Au particles structure, in that they had the same surface structure. In order to confirm the surface structure of all the prepared particles, surface structure sensitive underpotential deposition of Pb was carried out, and the cyclic voltammetric profile was in accordance with the proposed {541} surface. Finally, structure–property relationships of the Au hexagrams were experimentally analyzed by employing the electrocatalytic oxidation of AA as a probe reaction. The electrocatalytic reactions of gold cubes with low-index {100} facets and gold trioctahedra with {221} facets were studied as references. The experimental results showed that the hexagram shaped Au particles and their analogues with exposed {541} facets have the highest catalytic activity among the three kinds of gold particles, owing to the high density of kink atoms. This study should motivate us to further explore methods for the preparation of other well-defined polyhedral metal nanocrystals enclosed by high index surfaces.


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Synthesis and High Electrocatalytic Performance of Hexagram Shaped Gold Particles Having an Open Surface Structure with Kinks

Show Author's information Qingning Jiang§, Zhiyuan Jiang§, Lei Zhang, Haixin Lin, Ning Yang, Huan Li, Deyu Liu, Zhaoxiong Xie( ), Zhongqun Tian
State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Hexagram shaped gold particles and their analogues enclosed by high index facets with kinks have been successfully synthesized by reducing HAuCl4 with ascorbic acid (AA) in the presence of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) at room temperature. By using electron microscopy, the surfaces of the hexagram shaped Au particle were found to be {541} planes, which contain high-density steps and kinks. In addition, it was found that hexagonal shield-like and other kind of particles present in the product were analogues of the hexagram shaped Au particles structure, in that they had the same surface structure. In order to confirm the surface structure of all the prepared particles, surface structure sensitive underpotential deposition of Pb was carried out, and the cyclic voltammetric profile was in accordance with the proposed {541} surface. Finally, structure–property relationships of the Au hexagrams were experimentally analyzed by employing the electrocatalytic oxidation of AA as a probe reaction. The electrocatalytic reactions of gold cubes with low-index {100} facets and gold trioctahedra with {221} facets were studied as references. The experimental results showed that the hexagram shaped Au particles and their analogues with exposed {541} facets have the highest catalytic activity among the three kinds of gold particles, owing to the high density of kink atoms. This study should motivate us to further explore methods for the preparation of other well-defined polyhedral metal nanocrystals enclosed by high index surfaces.

Keywords: electrocatalysis, crystal growth, surface structure, structure–property relationship, Hexagram shaped gold particles, high index facets with kinks

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Received: 20 January 2011
Revised: 21 February 2011
Accepted: 22 February 2011
Published: 15 March 2011
Issue date: June 2011

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20725310, 21021061, and 21073145), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB815303 and 2009CB939804) and Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province Universities.

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