Abstract

AbstractA single nanoparticle (NP) attached to a nanoelectrode is a very useful system in understanding the relationship between the size of nanoparticles and their electrochemical properties. In this study, a single Au NP was spontaneously formed on a Pt nanoelectrode. The potential measured on such a system can be employed to study the effect of size of an Au nanoparticle on the Nernst potential of the reaction, AuCl4− +3e → Au(s) +4Cl−. Moreover, the nucleation period and the growth period can be distinguished from the potential graph, and the nucleation rate of the spontaneously formed Au NP can be evaluated.

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