Although the physicochemical properties of metal-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures strongly depend on their size, shape, composition and spatial distribution of each component, the discovery of new synthetic routes for these hybrid nanostructures have become increasingly important. Several attempts have been made to obtain different architectures from metal-semiconductor nanocomposites, especially Au-CdSe heterostructure.1-16 In the case of noble metal nanoparticle (NP)-tipped semiconductor quantum rods; Liang et al.1 represents a simple method for the synthesis of Au-AgCdSe hybrid nanotubes (NRs) through the deposition of silver (Ag) tips at the ends of Au NRs as a seed solution, followed by selenization of the silver tips ( Ag) and overgrowth of CdSe on these sites.1 This method was performed by controlling the pH value.1 Das et al.2 demonstrate a method to fabricate Au(NW)-decorated CdSe nanowires based on the method 3-5 wet chemical to be employed as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).2 In this synthetic route, Au NPs prefer to nucleate on lattice defects on the side facets of CdSe NWs, which have a large effect to achieve a homogeneity of Au NPs on the nanowire.2,5 Bala et al.6 demonstrated an effective procedure based on phase transfer between aqueous and organic media to form Au tips on NPs and NRs of the Cadmium chalcogenide. This phase transfer process can be achieved in the presence of organic ligand which acts as a phase transfer agent and reducing agent for Au3+ ions.6 Salant et al.7 modified a hybrid system of metal-tipped semiconductor nanotubes known as nano- dumbbells and used the gold tips as anchor points for self-assembly using simple thiol molecules.7 I...... middle of paper ...... 15, 1047-1056.11. Pena DJ et al. Template growth of photoconductive metal-CdSe-metal nanowires. J. physicist. Chemistry. B 2002, 106, 7458-746212. Guardia P. et al. Plasmon dynamics in Au2Cd-CdSe alloy core/shell colloidal nanocrystals. ACS Nano, 2013, 7 (2), pp 1045–105313. Lu et al. Synthesis of Au/CdSe Core/Shell nanoparticles via Au-Cd bialloy precursor. Langmuir 2005, 21, 3684-368714. Haldar et al. Synthesis of Au-CdSe hybrid colloidal pentapod heterostructures and their photocatalytic properties. Appl. Mother. Interfaces 2012, 4, 6266-627215. AbouZeid KM, Mohamed MB and El-Shall MS. Hybrid Au-CdSe and Ag-CdSe Nanoflowers and Core-Shell Nanocrystals via Heterogeneous One-Pot Nucleation and Growth. Piccolo (2011) 7 (23), 3299–330716. Figuerola A. et al. CdSe-Au epitaxial nanocrystalline heterostructures by thermal annealing. Nano Lett., 2010, 10 (8), pp 3028–3036
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