@article {45832,
	title = {High-index faceted Au nanocrystals with highly controllable optical properties and electro-catalytic activity},
	journal = {Nanoscale},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2016},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {19224-19228},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>We introduce a new and naturally abundant mild reducing agent, tannic acid, to improve the seed-mediated growth method for the synthesis of elongated tetrahexahedral Au nanocrystals enclosed with high-index (730) planes, at room-temperature. The control of the dimensions, plasmonics and electro-catalysis of such high-index faceted nanocrystals is remarkable.</p>},
	issn = {2040-3364},
	doi = {10.1039/c6nr06922c},
	author = {Rajendra, Ranguwar and Gangadharan, Pranav K. and Tripathi, Shalini and Kurungot, Sreekumar and Ballav, Nirmalya}
}
