期刊
ACS NANO
卷 4, 期 1, 页码 211-218出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn9013406
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nanocrystals; surface energies; polar surfaces; transmission electron microscopy; first-principles calculations
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资金
- Stichting Technologie en Wetenschap (STW) [07532]
- Stichting Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), The Netherlands
- European Union [026019 ESTEEM]
Surface energies of the distinct facets of nanocrystals are an important factor in the free energy and hence determine the nanocrystal morphology, chemical and physical properties, and even interparticle dipole interactions. Here we investigate the stability and atomic structure of polar and nonpolar PbSe surfaces by combining first-principles calculations with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy ITEM). For uncapped surfaces, the calculations predict that the nonpolar {100} surface Is the most stable with a surface energy of 0.184 J m(-2), while the nonpolar {110} and reconstructed {111}-Pb surfaces have surface energies of 0.318 J m(-2) and 0.328 J m(-2), respectively, Fully polar {111} surfaces are structurally unstable upon relaxation. These findings are in good agreement with TEM observations showing that capped nanocrystals have a nearly spherical, multifaceted morphology, while cubical shapes with predominantly {100} facets are obtained when the capping molecules are removed through heating in vacuum. During this process, however, also multipolar surfaces can temporarily exist just after the removal of the surfactants. These metastable {111} surfaces consist of ribbon-like nanodomains, whereby the ribbons are alternating in polarity. The calculations confirm that these multipolar surfaces are energetically more favorable than fully polar surfaces. The consequences for capped nanocrystals (a dominant Pb-oleate termination) and nanocrystal fusion (a shorter interaction range of dipole interactions) are discussed.
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