title: A general approach to the synthesis of gold-metal sulfide core-shell and heterostructures.
abstract: Cores and effect: Water-dispersible core-shell structures and heterostructures incorporating gold nanocrystals of different shapes (polyhedra, cubes, and rods) and a variety of transition metal sulfide semiconductors (ZnS, CdS, NiS, Ag(2)S, and CuS) are synthesized using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-encapsulated gold nanocrystals and metal thiobenzoates as starting materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Zhenhua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Man Hau
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: Weihai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Hongkai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jianfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang