A Mechanistic Study on the Formation of Silver Nanoplates in the Presence of Silver Seeds and Citric Acid or Citrate Ions

The world on a plate: In addition to their role as a capping agent that selectively binds to the {111} faces of silver, the carboxylate group can coordinate with Ag+ ions to form complexes and thus substantially reduce the reduction rate of Ag+ ions, leading to the formation of silver seeds with both twin planes and stacking faults. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.