Seed Nucleated Approach as a Key to Controlled Growth of Multi-armed Nanoparticles: The Case of PbS Octapods

Colloidal Control of Branching in Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures

“…These superstructures have found various applications, especially in catalysis and solar cells . Efforts are thus being made to understand and better control the nanocrystals’ morphological development into BNSs like urchins, flowers, tetrapods, octapods, and stars during colloidal synthesis. However, colloidal control of branching in metal chalcogenide nanocrystals is still poorly understood.…”