Younan Xia talks with
ScienceWatch.com and answers a few questions about
this month's Fast Moving Fronts paper in the field of Materials
Science. The author has also sent along images of his
work.
Article: Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Metal
Nanocrystals: Simple Chemistry Meets Complex
Physics?
Authors: Xia, Y;Xiong, YJ;Lim, B;Skrabalak,
SE
Journal: ANGEW CHEM INT ED, 48 (1): 60-103, 2009
Transmission electron microscopy images of palladium-platinum bimetallic
nanocrystals with a dendritic morphology that have been shown with greatly
enhanced activity toward oxygen reduction reaction, a critical process for
the fuel cell technology.
FIGURE 2:
FIGURE 2 DESCRIPTION:
An illustration showing how a near-infrared light is used to trigger the
conformational change for a polymer coating on a gold nanocage and thus the
release of encapsulated drug.