Single crystal gold nanorods/nanowires

Intriguingly it is also noticeable that, in the polyol process, gold nanorod (either penta-twinned or single crystalline) has been seen not as a major but rather only a minor product, whereas silver nanowire has been identified as a major product in a similar polyol process under relatively diverse reaction conditions [60). Closely related penta-twinned decahedrons were observed in the growth of gold crystals, however [29]. These observations reflect another subtle difference in the growth mechanisms and chemical properties of these two noble metals. 

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