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1School of Engineering and Applied Science and Nano Research Facility, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. xiongy@seas.wustl.edu
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|November 30, 2010
Abstract:
The shape of a nanocrystal undergoes significant changes in response to variations in the surrounding environment. In this communication, it has been demonstrated that introduction of citric acid into the system of Ag nanocubes can trigger their shape evolution into nanospheres.
