We report a new strategy for shape control over the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by using a photoresponsive surfactant based on a modified seed growth method. Owing to photoresponsive properties of the azo group, the designed surfactant, N(1),N(3),N(5)-tris[(4'-azobenzene-4-sulphonic acid)phenyl]benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide, exhibits a distinctive molecular configuration under light ...

Shahin, M.A. and Symons, S.J. 2005. Seed sizing from images of non-singulated grain samples. Canadian Biosystems Engineering/Le génie des biosystèmes au Canada 47: 3.49 3.55. Image analysis is a strong candidate for developing automated measurement systems for seed sizing. A unique image analysis (IA) based approach to measuring seed size from non-singulated samples is presented in this paper. ...

This paper describes the synthesis of a new typeof nanowires, potassium tetracyanoplatinate sesquihydrate Krogmann salt or K(def )TCP. Seed-mediated electrocrystallization nucleates and confines the K(def )TCP crystals into nanowires. Our data show that the width of K(def )TCP scales proportionally with the diameter of the seed, which is consistent with the nanoconfinement effect of the seed. K...

Vapor-liquid-solid growth of high-quality Si nanowires relies on the stability of the liquid metal seed. In situ transmission electron microscopy shows that liquid AuSi seed spreads along the sidewalls of Si nanowires for some growth conditions. This liquid thin film phase separates to form solid Au clusters as the nanowire is quenched below the solidus temperature. The length that the liquid f...

Two of the most important research directions in the preparation of nanocrystals are the growth of non-spherical quantum-confined structures and nanocrystal heterostructures. Non-spherical structures provide a means of understanding the effect of dimensionality and structural anisotropy on quantum-confined optoelectronic behavior and also introduce new degrees of freedom in engineering nanocrys...

BACKGROUND Fingermarks are one of the most important and useful forms of physical evidence in forensic investigations. However, latent fingermarks are not directly visible, but can be visualized due to the presence of other residues (such as inorganic salts, proteins, polypeptides, enzymes and human metabolites) which can be detected or recognized through various strategies. Convenient and rapi...

By thermal evaporation of pure ZnO powders, high-density vertical-aligned ZnO nanorod arrays with diameter ranged in 80–250 nm were successfully synthesized on Si substrates covered with ZnO seed layers. It was revealed that the morphology, orientation, crystal, and optical quality of the ZnO nanorod arrays highly depend on the crystal quality of ZnO seed layers, which was confirmed by the char...

Due to the great potential to improve catalytic performance, gold (Au) and palladium (Pd) bimetallic catalysts have prompted structure-controlled synthesis of Au-Pd nanoalloys bounded by high-index facets. In this work, we prepared Au-Pd bimetallic nanoflowers (NFs) with a uniform size, well-defined dendritic morphology, and homogeneous alloy structure in an aqueous solution by seed-mediated sy...

The widespread use of Au as a seed particle in the fabrication of semiconductor nanowires presents a fundamental limitation to the potential incorporation of such nanostructures into electronic devices. Although several other growth techniques have been demonstrated, the use of alternative seed particle metals remains an underexplored but potentially very promising way to influence the properti...