Assumption-free morphological quantification of single anisotropic nanoparticles and aggregates

作者:Vanhecke Dmitri*; Rodriguez Lorenzo Laura; Kinnear Calum; Durantie Estelle; Rothen Rutishauser Barbara; Petri Fink Alke
来源:Nanoscale, 2017, 9(15): 4918-4927.
DOI:10.1039/c6nr07884b

摘要

Characterizing the morphometric parameters of noble metal nanoparticles for sensing and catalysis is a persistent challenge due to their small size and complex shape. Herein, we present an approach to determine the volume, surface area, and curvature of non-symmetric anisotropic nanoparticles using electron tomography and design-based stereology without the use of segmentation tools or modeling of the particles. Finally, we apply these tools to aggregates to estimate their fractal dimension.

  • 出版日期2017-4-21