title: Classical group theory adapted to the mechanism of Pt3Ni nanoparticle growth: the role of W(CO)6 as the "shape-controlling" agent.
abstract: Classical group theory was applied to prove the Pt3Ni crystallographic transformation from Platonic cubic to Archimedean cuboctahedral structures and the formation of Pt3Ni polypods. The role of W(CO)6 as a shape-controlling agent is discussed with respect to the crystallographic features of the clusters and superstructures generated as control samples.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University, Lessingstrasse 12, 07743 Jena, Germany. anna.ignaszak@uni-jena.de.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radtke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ignaszak