Hybrid PdAg alloy-Au nanorods: Controlled growth, optical properties and electrochemical catalysis

Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 571-580

  Zhang, Qiao ^a,b   Guo, Xia ^a   Liang, Zhenxing ^a,b   Zeng, Jianhuang ^a,b   Yang, Jian ^a,c   Liao, Shijun ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province The Key Laboratory of New Energy Technology of Guangdong Universities   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

controlled growth; electrochemical catalysis; hybrid materials; metals; nanostructures; optical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881044474     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0332-8     Document Type: Article

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