title: Semiconductor and metallic core-shell nanostructures: synthesis and applications in solar cells and catalysis.
abstract: Nano-heterostructures have attracted great attention due to their extraordinary properties beyond those of their single-component counterparts. This review focuses on a specific type of hybrid structures: core-shell structures. In particular, we present and discuss the recent wet-chemical synthesis approaches for semiconductor and metallic core-shell nanostructures, and their relevant properties and potential applications in photovoltaics and catalysis, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centre-Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2 (Canada), Fax: (+1) 450-929-8102.
authors.forename: Mee Rahn
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Zhenhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Guozhu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dongling
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
keywords: catalysis; core-shell structures; nano-heterostructures; nanocrystals; solar cells