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Synthesis and perspectives of complex crystalline nano‐structures
Author(s) -
Kudera Stefan,
Carbone Luigi,
Zanella Marco,
Cingolani Roberto,
Parak Wolfgang J.,
Manna Liberato
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.200566182
Subject(s) - nanocrystal , nanotechnology , merge (version control) , nanoparticle , nanoscopic scale , materials science , colloid , nano , chemistry , computer science , composite material , information retrieval
Research on inorganic colloidal nanocrystals has moved from the synthesis of simple structures, such as spherical nanoparticles, to more elaborate particles with shapes such as rods, stars, discs, and branched nanocrystals, and recently to nanoparticles that are composed out of sections of different materials. Nanocrystal heterostructures represent a convenient approach to the development of nanoscale building blocks, as they merge sections with different functionality in the same particle, without the need of inorganic cross‐linkers. The present article gives an overview of synthesis strategies to complex nanocrystals and will highlight their structural properties, as well as discuss some envisaged applications. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)