title: Gold nanorod synthesis catalysed by Au clusters.
abstract: Gold nanorods have been successfully synthesized by the seed mediated method using Au clusters. This synthesis does not require silver ions to obtain large amounts of Au nanorods and has good control over their aspect ratio. Au clusters are produced with the same recipe as for Au seeds, but using shorter reaction times. This very simple scheme confirms the important catalytic influence of clusters in the anisotropic growth control.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas & Facultade de Química, Departamento de Química Física, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. malopez.quintela@usc.es.
authors.forename: Yasser A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Vázquez
authors.forename: M Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buceta
authors.forename: M Arturo
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López-Quintela