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Published on: January 15, 2012
Synthesis of hollow and trimetallic nanostructures by seed-mediated co-reduction
Rebecca G Weiner1, Alison F Smith, Sara E Skrabalak
1Indiana University - Bloomington, Department of Chemistry, 800 E. Kirkwood, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. sskrabal@indiana.edu.
Abstract:
Coupling seed-mediated co-reduction with galvanic replacement for the first time provides a route to trimetallic (Ag-Au-Pd) nanostructures with hollow interiors. Moreover, manipulating the synthetic conditions can suppress galvanic replacement and facilitate formation of trimetallic core@shell (Ag@Au-Pd) nanostructures. These results illustrate the role of seed composition in the synthesis of architecturally defined multimetallic nanostructures by seed-mediated co-reduction.
