Tuning the Crystallinity of Au Nanoparticles

Abstract

A simple kinetic control strategy is used to tune the crystal structure of Au nanoparticles in a modified polyol synthesis. Single-crystalline nanoparticles, decahedral MTPs, and icosahedral MTPs with uniform crystal structure and narrow size distribution are obtained by only varying the HAuCl4 concentration. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.