Synthesis of High-Yield Gold Nanoplates: Fast Growth Assistant with Binary Surfactants

Figure 8

Proposed growth mechanisms and schematic illustration for the formation of Au nanoplates: (a) atoms arrangement of fcc {111} plane, (b) the formation of platy shapes along different ⟨110⟩ directions, (c) the corresponding TEM images, and (d) TEM image of Au crystal sampled at initial growth stage.