Single-phase aqueous approach toward Pd sub-10 nm nanocubes and Pd–Pt heterostructured ultrathin nanowires

Monodisperse, highly-selective sub-10 nm Pd and Rh nanocubes have been successfully synthesized and, for the first time, bimetallic Pd-Pt heterostructured ultrathin nanowires have been achieved through using Pd nanocubes as seeds by a one-pot, single-phase aqueous method.