Gold nanospikes formed through a simple electrochemical route with high electrocatalytic and surface enhanced Raman scattering activity.
We demonstrate a simple electrochemical route to produce uniformly sized gold nanospikes without the need for a capping agent or prior modification of the electrode surface, which are predominantly oriented in the {111} crystal plane and exhibit promising electrocatalytic and SERS properties.
Plowman
Blake
B
School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Australia.
Ippolito
Samuel J
SJ
Bansal
Vipul
V
Sabri
Ylias M
YM
O'Mullane
Anthony P
AP
Bhargava
Suresh K
SK