TY - JOUR T1 - Surface reconstruction of the unstable 110 surface in gold nanorods JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry B Y1 - 2000 A1 - Wang, Z.L. A1 - Gao, R. P. A1 - Nikoobakht, Babak A1 - El-Sayed, Mostafa A AB - Gold nanorods prepared electrochemically and capped in micelles are examined using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), It is found that they have an axial growth direction of [001] and have surfaces made of {100} and the unstable {110} facets. A detailed examination of the defect sites of both of these facets shows that while the defective regions of the stable {100} facets show atom-height steps with no reconstruction, the less stable higher energy {110} surfaces show missing-row reconstruction. The role of micelles in stabilizing the {110} facet in the gold nanorod is briefly discussed. VL - 104 SN - 1089-5647 N1 - Wang, ZL Gao, RP Nikoobakht, B El-Sayed, MA M3 - 10.1021/jp000800w ER -