Supra Nanocrystallinities

Supra- and nanocrystallinities: a new scientific adventure.
M P Pileni
J. Phys. CM 23, 503102 (2011)

Typical morphologies of nanoparticles that are either single-domain nanocrystals. Calculated absorption spectra of (f) Au, (g) Ag and (h) Cu nanoparticles with cuboctahedral (blue), truncated octahedral (pink), decahedral (red) and icosahedral (green) morphologies.