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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Colloidal semiconductor-magnetic hybrid nanocrystals with topologically controlled composition are fabricated by heterogeneous nucleation of spherical ε-Co domains onto anatase TiO2 nanorods. The latter can be selectively decorated at either their tips or at multiple locations along their longitudinal sidewalls, forming lattice-matched heterointerfaces regardless of the metal deposition sites. The possibility of switching between either heterostructure growth modes arises from the facet-dependent chemical reactivity of the oxide seeds, which is governed mainly by selective adhesion of the surfactants rather than by small differences in misfit-induced interfacial strain at the relevant junction points.
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
9 May 2007
Authors: 

Marianna Casavola, Vincenzo Grillo, Elvio Carlino, Cinzia Giannini, Fabia Gozzo, Enrique Fernandez Pinel, Miguel Angel Garcia, Liberato Manna, Roberto Cingolani, Pantaleo Davide Cozzoli

Biblio References: 
Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Pages: 1386-1395
Origin: 
Nano letters