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Semiconductor and metallic core-shell nanostructures: synthesis and applications in solar cells and catalysis
Mee Rahn Kim1, Zhenhe Xu, Guozhu Chen
1Centre-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2 (Canada), Fax: (+1) 450-929-8102.
Abstract:
Nano-heterostructures have attracted great attention due to their extraordinary properties beyond those of their single-component counterparts. This review focuses on a specific type of hybrid structures: core-shell structures. In particular, we present and discuss the recent wet-chemical synthesis approaches for semiconductor and metallic core-shell nanostructures, and their relevant properties and potential applications in photovoltaics and catalysis, respectively.
