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. 2021 May 13;12:2767. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22950-2

Fig. 4. Controlled PGNP crystallization on substrates.

Fig. 4

a PGNP clusters assembled from 25 nm Au NPs (PS = 6k) with PP/PE at PP/PE ~ 0.05%. Scale bar is 200 nm. b TEM image of (1.7k) Au-PS0.70 NP crystals formed with PP/PE at PP/PE ~ 0.08% and Voronoi representation color coded by the Voronoi cell area in 2D. c Crystal size distribution plot, fitted with a normal distribution curve. d Voronoi cell area vs. crystal size in 2D, fitted with a linear curve. (1.7k) Au-PS0.70 NP crystals characterized in c and d were formed with PP/PE at PP/PE ~ 0.08%. e Schematic illustration of the templated carbon films with orthogonally arrayed holes mounted on TEM grids. Two possible nucleation sites are highlighted with blue circles in f. g (1.7k) Au-PS0.70 NP crystals formed at bridge sites between adjacent holes. h (1.7k) Au-PS0.70 NP crystals formed at center sites of the hole lattice. PP/PE was added at PP/PE~0.15%. Scale bars are 500 nm in fh.