title: Acetic acid-confined synthesis of uniform three-dimensional (3D) bismuth telluride nanocrystals consisting of few-quintuple-layer nanoplatelets.
abstract: High-selectivity, uniform three-dimensional (3D) flower-like bismuth telluride (Bi(2)Te(3)) nanocrystals consisting of few-quintuple-layer nanoplatelets with a thickness down to 4.5 nm were synthesized for the first time by a facile, one-pot polyol method with acetic acid as the structure-director. Micrometre-sized 2D films and honeycomb-like spheres can be obtained using the uniform 3D Bi(2)Te(3) nanocrystals as building blocks.
authors: Integrated Nanotechnology Lab, Division of Physical Science & Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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