Fig. 1. Morphological characterisation of Au–ZnTe core–shell nanoparticles. (A) A solution of Au–ZnTe nanomaterial. (B) TEM image of particle size and shape. (C) Size distribution of Au–ZnTe core–shell nanoparticles. (D) HRTEM evaluation showing lattice fringes. (E) AFM 2-D evaluation showing uniform distribution of nanoparticle size and shape. (F). AFM 3-D analysis showing uniform surface features of Au–ZnTe core–shell nanoparticles.
