title: Promoting photocatalytic multiple-electron reduction in aerobic solutions using Au-tipped CdSe nanorod clusters.
abstract: Clusters of Au-tipped CdSe nanorods have been synthesized through nanorod polymerization driven by the controlled welding of the Au tips. The efficient collection of energetic electrons in the Au nanoparticles leads to a significant enhancement in catalysing multiple-electron reduction reactions by using methylene blue as the redox indicator.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA. ygsun@anl.gov.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yongxing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yugang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun