Seed‐mediated growth is a powerful and versatile approach for the synthesis of colloidal
metal nanocrystals. The vast allure of this approach mainly stems from the staggering …

Au–Pd nanostructured materials have been recognized as important heterogeneous
catalysts in various reactions, due to their superior activities caused by the ensemble and …

A concave rhombic dodecahedron (RD) gold nanoparticle was synthesized by adding 4-
aminothiophenol (4-ATP) during growth from seeds. This shape is enclosed by stabilized …

Driven by the quest for future energy solution, faceted metal nanoparticles are being
pursued as the next generation electrocatalysts for renewable energy applications. Thanks …

The alkaline direct alcohol fuel cell (ADAFC) is an environmentally friendly electrochemical
energy source that can drive a plethora of consumer and portable electronics. Research in …

Environmentally compatible energy management is one of the biggest challenges of the
21st century. Low-temperature conversion of chemical to electrical energy is of particular …

Synthesis of chiral plasmonic materials has been highlighted for the last decades with their
optical properties and versatile potential applications. Recently reported aqueous-based …

Ultrathin crystalline nanosheets give an extremely high surface area of a specific crystal
facet with unique physical and chemical properties compared with normal three …

The development of an efficient synthesis method to produce multimetallic nanoparticles
(NPs) with a desirable structure is strongly required to clarify the structure–composition …

Herein, comparison between eco-friendly homo-metallic (Ag) and hetero-metallic (Agsingle
bond Au and Ag-Au-Pd) nanostructures in catalysis was studied. The homo-metallic and …