Controlled synthesis of linear and branched Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals and their photocatalytic properties.

@article{Tahir2013ControlledSO,
  title={Controlled synthesis of linear and branched Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals and their photocatalytic properties.},
  author={Muhammad Nawaz Tahir and Filipe Natalio and Musa Ali Cambaz and Martin Panth{\"o}fer and Robert Branscheid and Ute Kolb and Wolfgang Tremel},
  journal={Nanoscale},
  year={2013},
  volume={5 20},
  pages={
          9944-9
        }
}
Colloidal Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals with linear and branched shape were synthesized. The number of ZnO domains on the Au seeds can be controlled by the solvent mixture. Imidazole-functionalized Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals were soluble in water and exhibited a greatly enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to ZnO nanocrystals. The pristine heterodimeric NPs were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV-Vis spectroscopy. 
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