title: Etching and growth: an intertwined pathway to silver nanocrystals with exotic shapes.
abstract: Two-faced nanocrystals: Rapid addition of a second aliquot of silver nitrate during a polyol synthesis led to the formation of anisotropically truncated octahedrons as a result of oxidative etching and overgrowth of silver nanocubes. Three adjacent faces of the nanocube grew more rapidly than the three other faces, generating a non-centrosymmetric structure (see picture).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
authors.forename: Claire M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cobley
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rycenga
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhi-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Younan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012835:Silver Nitrate