2012/12/29 by Igor Sevonkaev, I. Sevonkaev, Vladimir Privman +3
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Colloid #Colloidal particle #Electronics #Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications #Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles #Metal #Nanoparticle #Particle (ecology) #cond-mat.mtrl-sci #cond-mat.stat-mech #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s10008-012-1954-6
published as J. Solid State Electrochem. 17, 279-297 (2013)
openalex publication_date 2012/12/29 · arxiv created 2013/04/30 · arxiv updated 2013/05/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
In colloid and nanoparticle chemistry, particle size, shape, crystallinity, surface morphology and composition are controlled by employing the mechanisms of burst nucleation, diffusional growth, aggregation, or their combinations. Here we review and survey practical examples of recently developed methods for preparing metal colloids and nanoparticles for industrial applications such as photovoltaics, catalysis, and consumer electronics. We discuss relevant theoretical models, many of which are general, and identify growth mechanisms that play a major role in other systems and applications as well.