Oriented attachments have been extensively studied as an effective method for the formation of large crystals from seed nanocrystals. However, this has been limited mostly to seeds of single-phase materials. In contrast, in this work, oriented attachment of two types of nanocrystals with differences in size, shape, phase, and physical as well as chemical properties is reported. Noble metal (Au) nanoparticles were observed to be crystallographically oriented along the preferred direction on semiconducting Cu3P disks and further annealed to obtain intriguing ring-on-disk metal–semiconductor heterostructures. This was triggered using PH3 gas, which bridged the metal Au particles and Cu3P disk. The phosphine chemistry underlying the formation of such heterostructures was elucidated by carrying out several control reactions and analyzing the intermediate products. Because of their optically active nature and dual plasmon effects, these heterostructures were applied as photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution from water, and their efficiency was evaluated.
定向附着作为一种从纳米晶种中形成大晶体的有效方法,已被广泛研究。然而,这主要局限于单相材料的种子。相比之下,本工作报道了两种具有尺寸、形状、相位及物理和
化学性质差异的纳米晶体的定向附着。观察到贵
金属(Au)纳米颗粒沿着半导体
Cu3P盘的优选方向进行晶体学取向,并进一步退火以获得有趣的环形-盘式
金属-半导体异质结构。这是通过使用PH3气体触发的,该气体作为桥梁连接
金属Au颗粒和 盘。通过进行几组对照反应并分析中间产物,阐明了形成这种异质结构的膦
化学原理。由于其光学活性和双重等离子体效应,这些异质结构被应用于
水分解制氢的光催化剂,并评估了其效率。