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Inside Cover: Noble‐Metal Nanocrystals with Concave Surfaces: Synthesis and Applications (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 31/2012)
Author(s) -
Zhang Hui,
Jin Mingshang,
Xia Younan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201204882
Subject(s) - nanocrystal , noble metal , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , catalysis , materials science , metal , int , chemical engineering , chemistry , computer science , metallurgy , organic chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
Noble‐metal nanocrystals with concave surfaces are usually encased by high‐index facets, and thus feature atomic steps and kinks with low coordination numbers (atoms in red) in high densities. In their Review on page 7656 ff. , Y. Xia et al. discuss how such nanocrystals of can exhibit significantly enhanced activities for a variety of reactions, including those in the petroleum industry, catalytic convertors, and fuel cells.