Figure 1

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the foamy carbon-coated silver nanoparticles. a) TEM image of the sample prepared by dispersing the as-received powder in deionized water by ultra-sonication. The agglomeration of particles inside the foamy carbon matrix is observed. b) TEM image of nanoparticles outside of the carbon matrix. The broad distribution of shapes can be observed. c)-f) TEM images of nanoparticles with different morphologies. c) Icosahedral. d) Decahedral. e) Elongated. f) Octahedral. g) High Resolution TEM image of the foamy carbon matrix.