Abstract
The uniform modification of commercial and standardized objects features considerable potential, as in the case of dip-pen lithography, biosensor kits, and disposable electrodes. In this study, we devised a dense nanoparticle array formation using the metallic mesh of a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) grid, which was formerly solely employed as a sampling stage. Incompletely oxidized cationic species generated from the galvanic replacement reaction of the metallic support mesh at the opposite side of the carbon layer diffused to the exposed top side and led to ex situ nanostar formation. A uniform nanoparticle array was obtained by immersion in an aqueous solution of replacing metal cations without reducing agents or surface energy-controlling compounds. Moreover, the array density was exclusively regulated by the incubation time. The straightforward nanoparticle array formation was successfully extended to various metal mesh TEM grids and different transition metal cations capable of spontaneous redox reactions. Cu mesh TEM grid and Mo grids could be utilized as sacrificial templates, and the growth of Au, Pd, Pt, Ag, and Rh nanostructures was confirmed.
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