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Multiple Twinned Gold Nanorods Grown by Bio-reduction Techniques

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In this work we present a new method to produce gold nanorods based on the bio-reduction process. The nanorods produced tend to show twins appearing either as bands or concentric forms, generating a new type of nanorods based on a decahedral structure. Examples of these two types of twins are presented here. The main conclusion is that the bio-reduction method to produce nanorods is a good alternative to the electrochemical methods.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Km. 36.5 Carretera México Toluca, Ocoyoacac, Edo, Mexico

    G. Canizal & J.A. Ascencio

  2. Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 79968-0513, USA

    J. Gardea-Torresday

  3. Texas Materials Institute, Center for Nano and Molecular technology, and Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712-10621, USA

    M. José Yacamán

  4. Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20-364, 01000, México, D.F

    M. José Yacamán

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Canizal, G., Ascencio, J., Gardea-Torresday, J. et al. Multiple Twinned Gold Nanorods Grown by Bio-reduction Techniques. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 3, 475–481 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012578821566

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