High Symmetric 18-Facet Polyhedron Nanocrystals of Cu<sub>7</sub>S<sub>4</sub> with a Hollow Nanocage

Hongliang Cao(Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Xuefeng Qian(Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Cheng Wang(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Xiaodong Ma(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Jie Yin(Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zi‐Kang Zhu(Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Journal of the American Chemical Society
October 28, 2005
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Abstract

On the basis of Kirkendall Effect, high symmetric 18-facet polyhedral nanocrystals of Cu7S4 with a hollow nanocage could be converted from cubic nanocrystals of Cu2O in an aqueous media. The presence of organic additives makes the surface energy of {110} smaller than those of {100} and {111}. The growth of nanocrystals along the normal direction of highest energy surface {100} leads to the formation of a 18-facet polyhedron.


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