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Site‐Specific Photodeposition of Silver on ZnO Nanorods
Author(s) -
Pacholski Claudia,
Kornowski Andreas,
Weller Horst
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200453880
Subject(s) - nanorod , nanotechnology , materials science , ion , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry
Head–tail‐like nanoheterostructures consisting of ZnO nanorods and silver nanoparticles (see picture) are assembled by site‐specific photoreduction of silver ions at the surface of pre‐formed ZnO nanorods. Several mechanisms for this process are discussed.