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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 135, Issue 17, Pages 6669-6676Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja402240m
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Prior investigations into the synthesis of colloidal CdSe nanocrystals with a wurtzite crystal structure (wz-CdSe) have given rise to well-developed methods for producing particles with anisotropic shapes such as rods, tetrapods, and wires; however, the synthesis of other shapes has proved challenging. Here we present a seed-mediated approach for the growth of colloidal, shape-controlled wz-CdSe nanoparticles with previously unobserved morphologies. The synthesis, which makes use of small (2-3 nm) wz-CdSe nanocrystals as nucleation sites for subsequent growth, can be tuned to selectively yield colloidal wz-CdSe nanocubes and hexagonal nanoplatelets in addition to nanorod and bullet-shaped particles. We thoroughly characterize the morphology and crystal structures of these new shapes, as well as discuss possible growth mechanisms in the context of control over surface chemistry and the nucleation stage.
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