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Tips on growing nanocrystals

The complexity of the size, shape and composition of nanocrystals is evolving. Equipping them with a single gold tip that can serve as a preferential anchoring point for molecular linkers holds promise for new strategies in self-assembly.

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Figure 1: The ripening process.
Figure 2: Strategies for assembly.

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Cozzoli, P., Manna, L. Tips on growing nanocrystals. Nature Mater 4, 801–802 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1518

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