Chemical- or radiation-assisted selective dealloying in bimetallic nanoclusters.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003;
90:085502. [PMID:
12633436 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.90.085502]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
A selective dealloying in bimetallic nanoclusters prepared by ion implantation has been found upon thermal annealing in oxidizing atmosphere or irradiation with light ions. In the first process, the incoming oxygen interacts preferentially with copper promoting Cu2O formation, therefore extracting copper from the alloy. In the second process the irradiation with Ne ions promotes a preferential extraction of Au from the alloy, resulting in the formation of Au-enriched "satellite" nanoparticles around the original AuxCu1-x cluster.
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