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Can Polymorphism be Used to form Branched Metal Nanostructures?
Author(s) -
LaGrow Alec P.,
Cheong Soshan,
Watt John,
Ingham Bridget,
Toney Michael F.,
Jefferson David A.,
Tilley Richard D.
Publication year - 2013
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.201204366
Subject(s) - materials science , nanostructure , polymorphism (computer science) , nanotechnology , metal , metallurgy , genetics , genotype , biology , gene
Branched metal nanostructures are of great technological importance because of their unique size‐ and shape‐dependent properties. A kinetically controlled synthesis that uses polymorphism to produce branched nickel nanoparticles is presented. These nanoparticles consist of a face‐centred cubic ( fcc ) core and extended arms of alternating fcc and hexagonal close‐packed ( hcp ) nickel phases.