Scheme 1
From: Observation of Coalescence Process of Silver Nanospheres During Shape Transformation to Nanoprisms
Schematic illustration of the formation of the silver nanoprism via coalescence/dissolution–recrystallization processes. 1 Ag ions; 2 Ag cluster was formed by reducing Ag ion; 3 There is an initial burst of production of small nanospheres in the presence of sufficient cluster concentration; 4 Ag nanoparticles possess lower reduction potential dissolved and others aggregated into a triangular shape simultaneously, then recrystallize to form a triangular plate. The length of arrow represents the consumed reaction time.