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Keywords:

  • epitaxial growth;
  • nanoplates;
  • shape control;
  • silver;
  • surface-enhanced Raman scattering
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Selectively building facet-defined silver: Recent advances in colloidal synthesis indicate that Ag{111} and Ag{100} crystal facets can be easily developed by epitaxial growth in the presence of sodium citrate (Na3CA) and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP), respectively. This size- and dimension-controlled synthetic method shows potential for use in such applications as surface-enhanced Raman scattering.