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Growth of Gold Tips onto Hyperbranched CdTe Nanostructures
Author(s) -
Khalavka Y.,
Sönnichsen C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701518
Subject(s) - cadmium telluride photovoltaics , nanostructure , materials science , nanotechnology , semiconductor , colloidal gold , nanoparticle , optoelectronics
Uniformly sized gold nanoparticles are selectively deposited onto the tips of hyperbranched CdTe nanostructures, as illustrated in the figure. The reaction mechanism is thought to involve the reduction of gold by the CdTe nanostructures. These novel hybrid semiconductor–metal nanostructures may be useful for energy conversion, optoelectronics, and biofunctional platforms.