Institute of Physical Chemistry, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany.
Nanoscale. 2023 May 18;15(19):8633-8642. doi: 10.1039/d3nr00456b.
The appearance of twin/stacking faults in nanoparticles creates strains affecting the catalytic, optical, and electrical properties of nanomaterials. Currently, there is a lack of experimental tools for a numeric characterization of these defects in samples. Therefore, many structure-property correlations are poorly understood. Here, we report the exploration of the twinning effect on the XRD pattern and its practical application. We developed a new approach focused on the special mutual orientation of periodic fcc segments, domains. Using computational simulations, we found that the more domains, the smaller the height ratio of 220 to 111 diffraction peaks. Knowing this correlation, we performed the XRD bulk morphology and size analysis of Au and AuPt samples. The obtained results were compared with the results of TEM and SAXS analyses. In a broader context, our multidomain XRD method is a simple alternative to TEM which enables unraveling the structure-property correlations in NP studies.
孪晶/堆垛层错在纳米颗粒中的出现会产生应变,从而影响纳米材料的催化、光学和电学性能。目前,缺乏用于对样品中这些缺陷进行数值表征的实验工具。因此,许多结构-性能相关性都知之甚少。在这里,我们报告了孪晶效应对 XRD 图谱的影响及其实际应用的探索。我们开发了一种新方法,该方法侧重于周期性 fcc 段、畴的特殊相互取向。通过计算模拟,我们发现畴越多,220 到 111 衍射峰的高度比越小。了解了这一相关性后,我们对 Au 和 AuPt 样品进行了 XRD 体形貌和尺寸分析。获得的结果与 TEM 和 SAXS 分析的结果进行了比较。从更广泛的角度来看,我们的多畴 XRD 方法是 TEM 的简单替代方法,可用于揭示 NP 研究中的结构-性能相关性。
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