The ability to predict the morphology of crystals formed by chemical reactions is of fundamental importance for the shape-controlled synthesis of nanostructures. Based on the atomistic mechanism for crystal growth under different driving forces, we have developed morphology diagrams to predict regimes for the growth of two-dimensional crystals. By using controlled reactions for crystal growth in the absence of surfactants/capping agents, we demonstrate the validity of this approach for the formation of 2-D structures of Au, Ag, Pt, Pd and hydroxyapatite.
@article{arxiv.0712.0290,
title = {Predicting the Growth of Two-Dimensional Nanostructures},
author = {B. Viswanath and Paromita Kundu and B. Mukherjee and N. Ravishankar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.0290},
year = {2009}
}