title: Achieving Site-Specificity in Multistep Colloidal Synthesis.
abstract: We show that partial inhibition of the emerging Ag domain can be achieved by controlling the growth dynamics. With the symmetry broken by the "fresh" surface, sequentially growth gives (Au sphere)-(Ag wire)-(Ag plate) triblock nanostructures. This new understanding opens doors to sophisticated synthetic designs, broadening the horizon of our search for functional architectures.
authors.affiliation: †Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.|‡Department of Chemistry, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua 134002, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: †Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Yawen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: †Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Jiating
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: †Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: §School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798.
authors.forename: Yee Yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.affiliation: §School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798.
authors.forename: Huey Hoon
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hng
authors.affiliation: †Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Xing Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: †Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen