Synthesis of ferromagnetic cobalt nanoparticle tipped CdSe@CdS nanorods: Critical role of Pt-activation

  • Lawrence J. Hill
  • , Nathaniel E. Richey
  • , Younghun Sung
  • , Philip T. Dirlam
  • , Jared J. Griebel
  • , In Bo Shim
  • , Nicola Pinna
  • , Marc Georg Willinger
  • , Walter Vogel
  • , Kookheon Char
  • , Jeffrey Pyun

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Abstract

The synthesis of a ferromagnetic heterostructured material consisting of a CdSe@CdS nanorod attached to a single dipolar cobalt nanoparticle (CoNP) into a "matchstick" morphology is reported. CdSe@CdS nanorods were modified by an activation reaction with Pt(acac)2 which enabled selective one-sided deposition of a dipolar metallic CoNP-tip via the thermolysis of Co2(CO)8 in the presence of polystyrene ligands. Small (<2 nm) PtNP-tips on CdSe@CdS nanorods were found to be responsible for the selective deposition of CoNP-tips onto one terminus per nanorod. The influence of the Pt-activation step for cobalt tipping was investigated by examination of numerous conditions and characterization of intermediates and materials using transmission electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9461-9468
Number of pages8
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume16
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 28 2014

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