Why to Use Self Assembled Metallic Nanoparticles Template for Metal Electrodeposition: Metallic Nanostructures with Controlled Morphologies and Adjustable Wetting Properties

We investigated the benefits of using self assembled gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) template for metal electrodepositions. For short electrodeposition time, surface patterning was achieved and a well dense or-ganized structure with nanometre resolution of metallic nanoparticles was prepared. For longer electro-deposition time, different morphologies were obtained. The mechanisms behind the formation of this mor-phology were analysed and discussed based on the influence of self-assembled Au NPs template in terms of thiol molecules diffusion and adsorption on metallic deposits. Furthermore adjustable wetting properties were obtained through the tuning of electrodeposition time