Hybrid NP colloids

A total-synthesis framework for the construction of high-order colloidal hybrid nanoparticles.
Matthew R. Buck, James F. Bondi and Raymond E. Schaak
Nature Chem. 4, 37 (2012)

Schematic showing the multistep synthesis of M–Pt–Fe₃O₄ heterotrimers, along with the most significant possible products and their observed frequencies (expressed as the percentage of observed heterotrimers, not total yield).