Watching gold nanorods grow, one atomic layer at a time
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Abstract
How a nanocrystal chooses its shape has been hidden inside a flask. Filming gold nanorods in a liquid cell, we see each atomic layer arrive and show that a single ligand decides whether a seed becomes a rod or a sphere.
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P. Natarajan, D. Okafor, L. Fischer, A. Rao (2026). Watching gold nanorods grow, one atomic layer at a time. Nature. https://doi.org/10.5555/demo.2026.001
BibTeX
@article{natarajan2026watching,
title = {Watching gold nanorods grow, one atomic layer at a time},
author = {P. Natarajan and D. Okafor and L. Fischer and A. Rao},
journal = {Nature},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.5555/demo.2026.001},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5555/demo.2026.001},
abstract = {How a nanocrystal chooses its shape has been hidden inside a flask. Filming gold nanorods in a liquid cell, we see each atomic layer arrive and show that a single ligand decides whether a seed becomes a rod or a sphere.}
}
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