Colloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals: from asymmetrical growth to symmetry breaking

QN Nguyen, C Wang, Y Shang, A Janssen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Oriented attachment: A unique mechanism for the colloidal synthesis of metal nanostructures

R Chen, QN Nguyen, Y Xia - ChemNanoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rational synthesis of nanostructures with desired properties critically depends on our
understanding of the growth mechanism. In addition to the traditional mechanism involving …

Electrodeposition of alloy PtPd nanocrystals with shape transforming from low–index facet to high–index facet

H Dai, T Zhang, H Pu, K Dong, Y Wang, Y Deng - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
High–efficient Pt–based electrocatalyst played important role in fuel cell reaction. Shape–
controlled synthesis and alloying are two widely used method to optimize electro–catalytic …

Observations of Dense Liquid Phase-Assisted Nanocrystal Growth and Coalescence

G Li, N He, J Deng, J Liu, Y Sun, M Qu… - Crystal Growth & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Considerable theoretical and experimental efforts have been made on the nonclassical
crystallization theory for a better understanding of the crystallization process to improve …

Continuous Production of Carbon-Supported and Surfactant-Free Pt-M (M= Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) Nanocrystals for Catalyzing Oxygen Reduction

M Xie, Y Shi, R Chen, M Shen… - Journal of The …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Scalable production of carbon-supported Pt-M (M= Co, Ni, and Fe) alloy nanocrystals is of
great importance for their practical application as catalysts towards the oxygen reduction …