A new shape of gold nanocrystals: singly twinned squashed dodecahedron
We demonstrate here for the first time the synthesis of squashed dodecahedron gold nanocrystals (SDGn). The SDGn is a singly twinned nanocrystal bound by {110} planes and separated by one {111} twinning plane. An atom structural model and the formation mechanism of SDGn are also proposed.
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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The Royal Society of Chemistry
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6190 |