Prediction of Co nanoparticle morphologies stabilized by ligands: towards a kinetic model

COO on different Co crystalline surfaces. The shapes of the Co NPs obtained by these models are compared to experimental morphologies and other theoretical results from the literature. While thermodynamic models are in poor agreement with experimental observations, the variety of shapes predicted by the kinetic model is much more promising. Our study confirms that the morphological control of NPs is mostly driven by kinetic effects.