End‐to‐End Assembly of Shape‐Controlled Nanocrystals via a Nanowelding Approach Mediated by Gold Domains

[*] Dr. A. Figuerola, I. R. Franchini, A. Fiore, Dr. S. Kudera, Prof. R. Cingolani, Dr. L. Manna National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-INFM, Unita di Ricerca IIT Distretto Tecnologico ISUFI, via per Arnesano km 5, I-73100 Lecce (Italy) Fax: (þ39) 0832298237 E-mail: liberato.manna@unile.it Dr. A. Figuerola, A. Fiore, R. Mastria, Prof. R. Cingolani Scuola Superiore ISUFI; University of Salento Distretto Tecnologico ISUFI, via per Arnesano km 5, I-73100 Lecce (Italy)

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