Anti-Galvanic Reduction of Thiolate-Protected Gold and Silver Nanoparticles

摘要

Among the many techniques to engineer the compositions, structures, and properties of metal nanostructures, galvanic reduction (GR) received particular interest owing to its high tunability and feasibility, in particular the possibility to mechanistically study the properties of nanostructures. GR occurs spontaneously when the atoms of one metal touch ions of another metal that has a higher electrochemical potential in solution.