Selective Placement of Faceted Metal Tips on Semiconductor Nanorods

Abstract

Squaring the circle: Carbon monoxide was used to grow faceted cube-like platinum tips on semiconductor nanorods (see scheme). These novel hybrid structures reveal a new degree of synthetic control and might allow control over the catalytic activity of nanoscale photocatalysts by adding defined faceting. 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.