Rapid Epitaxial Growth of Ag on Au Nanoparticles: From Au Nanorods to Core–Shell Au@Ag Octahedrons

Changing the shape of things to come! [email protected] core–shell nanostructures with tailored morphology, ranging from nanorods all the way to spheres, through octahedrons (see picture), can be easily fabricated at room temperature through the selective reduction of Ag+ ions onto the surface of Au nanorods by using hydroquinone as a reducing agent. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.