Publications
Journal Publications
2024
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57. B. D. Nieukirk, R. Tang, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Site-selective deposition of silica nanoframes and nanocages onto faceted gold nanostructures using a premer-free tetraethil orthosilicate synthesis. ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c05258 .
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56. R. Tang, R. A. Hughes, W. J. Tuff, A. Corcoran, S. Neretina, Rapid formation of gold Core−Satellite nanostructures using Turkevich-synthesized satellites and dithiol linkers: The do’s and don’ts for successful assembly. Nanoscale Adv. 2024, 6, 3632-3643.
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55. Z. R. Lawson, K. Xu, C. Boukouvala, R. A. Hughes, M. R. Rosenberger, E. Ringe, S. Neretina, Large-area arrays of epitaxially aligned silver nanotriangles seeded by gold nanostructures. Mater. Chem. Front. 2024, 8, 2149-2160.
2023
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54. W. Tuff, R. A. Hughes, B. D. Nieukirk, L. Ciambriello, R. D. Neal, S. Golze, L. Gavioli, S. Neretina, Periodic arrays of structurally complex oxide nanoshells and their use as substrate-confined nanoreactors. Nanoscale 2023, 15, 17609-17620.
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53. V. Kumar, A. W. Rossi, Z. R. Lawson, R. D. Neal, J. A. Hachtel, S. Neretina, D. J. Marsiello, J. P. Camden, Infrared near-field spectroscopy of gold nanotriangle Fabry-Perot resonances. J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 6777-6784.
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52. W. J. Tuff, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Ion beam milling as a symmetry-breaking control in the synthesis of periodic arrays of identically aligned bimetallic Janus nanocrystals. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 4050.
2022
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51. R. D. Neal, Z. R. Lawson, W. J. Tuff, K. Xu, V. Kumar, M. T. Korsa, M. Zhukovskyi, M. R. Rosenberger, J. Adam, J. A. Hachtel, J. P. Camden, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Large-area periodic arrays of atomically flat single-crystal gold nanotriangles formed directly on substrate surfaces. Small 2022, 18, 2205780.
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50. Z. R. Lawson, A. S. Preston, M. T. Korsa, N. L. Dominique, W. J. Tuff, E. Sutter, J. P. Camden, J. Adam, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Plasmonic gold trimers and dimers with air-filled nanogaps. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 28186-28198.
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49. T. B. Demille, R. D. Neal, A. S. Preston, Z. Liang, A. G. Oliver, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Epitaxially aligned single-crystal gold nanoplates formed in large-area arrays at high-yield. Nano Res. 2022, 15, 296-303.
2021
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48. S. D. Spencer, R. A. Hughes, E. Menumerov, S. Rouvimov, S. Neretina,Synergistic roles of vapor- and liquid-phase epitaxy in the seed-mediated synthesis of substrate-based noble metal nanostructures. Nanoscale 2021, 13, 20225-20233.
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47. A. S. Preston, R. A. Hughes, N. L. Dominique, J. P. Camden, S. Neretina, Stabilization of plasmonic silver nanostructures with ultrathin oxide coatings formed using atomic layer deposition. J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 17212-17220.
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46. R. D. Neal, R. A. Hughes, A. S. Preston, S. D. Golze, T. B. Demille, S. Neretina, Substrate-immobilized noble metal nanoplates: A review of their synthesis, assembly, and application. J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 12974-13012 (Featured on Journal's Front Cover)
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45. S. D. Golze, S. Porcu, C. Zhu, E. Sutter, P. C. Ricci, E. C. Kinzel, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Sequentially symmetry-breaking events as a synthetic pathway for chiral gold nanostructures with spiral geometries. Nano Lett. 2021, 21, 2919-2925.
2020
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44. R. D. Neal, R. A. Hughes, P. Sapkota, S. Ptasinska, S. Neretina, Effect of nanopaticle ligands on 4-nitrophenol reduction: Reaction rate, induction time, and ligand desorption. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 10040-10050.
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43. S. Porcu, M. Castellino, I. Roppolo, C. M. Carbonaro, S. Palmas, L. Mais, M. F. Casula, S. Neretina, R. A. Hughes, F. Secci, P. C. Ricci, Highly efficient visible light phenyl modified carbon nitride/TiO2 photocatalyst for environmental applications. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2020, 531, 147394.
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42. T. B. Demille, R. A. Hughes, N. Dominique, J. E. Olson, S. Rouvimov, S. Neretina, Large-area periodic arrays of gold nanostars derived from HEPES-, DMF-, and Ascorbic-acid-driven syntheses. Nanoscale 2020, 12, 16489-16500..
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41. A. S. Preston, R. A. Hughes, T. B. Demille, S. Neretina, Plasmonics under attack: Protecting copper nanostructures from harsh environments. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 6788-6799.
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40. Q. Zhang, R. D. Neal, D. Huang, S. Neretina, E. Lee, T. Luo, Surface bubble growth in plasmonic nanoparticle suspension. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 26680-26687.
2019
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39. S. D. Golze, R. A. Hughes, S. Rouvimov, R. D. Neal, T. B. Demille, S. Neretina, Plasmon-mediated synthesis of periodic arrays of gold nanoplates using substrate-immobilized seeds lined with planar defects. Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 5653-5660.
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38. T. B. Demille, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Periodic arrays of dewetted silver nanostructures on sapphire and quartz: Effect of substrate truncation on the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance and near-field enhancement. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 19879-19886.
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37. R. D. Neal, Y. Inoue, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol by gold catalysts: The influence of borohydride concentration on the induction time. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 12894-12901.
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36. D. Sil, C. Lane, E. Glor, K. D. Gilroy, S. Sylla, B. Barbiellini, R. Markiewicz, M. Hajfathalian, S. Neretina, A. Bansil, Z. Fakhraai, E. Borguet, Synthesis and properties of Au Hydride. ChemistrySelect 2019, 4, 14287-4292.
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35. A. S. Preston, R. A. Hughes, T. B. Demille, V. M. Rey Davila, S. Neretina, Dewetted nanostructures of gold, silver, copper, and palladium with enhanced faceting. Acta Materialia 2019, 165, 15-25.
2018
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34.M. Hajfathalian, A. Amirshaghaghi, P. C. Naha, P. Chhour, J. C. Hsu, K. Douglas, Y, Dong, C. M. Sehgal, A. Tsourkas, S. Neretina, D. P. Cormode, Wulff in a cage gold nanoparticles as contrast agents for computed tomography and photoacoustic imaging. Nanoscale 2018, 10, 18749-18757.
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33. E. Menumerov, S. D. Golze, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Arrays of highly complex noble metal nanostructures using nanoimprint lithography in combination with liquid-phase epitaxy. Nanoscale 2018, 10, 18186-18194.
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32. E. Lee, E. Menumerov, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, T. Luo, Low-cost nanostructures from nanoparticle-assisted large-scale lithography significantly enhance thermal energy transport across solid interfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10, 34690-34698.
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31. T. B. Demille, R. A. Hughes, A. S. Preston, R. Adelung, Y. K. Mishra, S. Neretina, Light-mediated growth of noble metal nanostructures (Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir, Rh) from micro- and nanoscale ZnO tetrapodal backbones. Frontiers in Chemistry 2018, 6, 411.
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30. E. Menumerov, R. A. Hughes, S. D. Golze, R. D. Neal, T. B. Demille, J. C. Campanaro, K. C. Kotesky, S. Rouvimov, S. Neretina, Identifying the true catalyst in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol: A case study showing the effect of leaching and oxidative etching using Ag catalysts. ACS Catalysis 2018, 8, 8879-8888.
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29. A. S. Preston, R. A. Hughes, T. B. Demille, S. Neretina, Copper template design for the synthesis of bimetallic copper-rhodium nanoshells through galvanic replacement. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization 2018, 35, 1700420. (Special Issue)
2017
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28. R. A. Hughes, E. Menumerov, S. Neretina, When lithography meets self-assembly: A review of recent advances in the directed assembly of complex metal nanostructures on planar and textured surfaces. Nanotechnology 2017, 28, 282002. (Topical Review)
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27. E. Menumerov, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, One-step catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol through the direct injection of metal salts into oxygen-depleted reactants. Catalysis Science & Technology 2017, 7, 1460-1464. Video. (Communication)
2016
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26. E. Menumerov, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, The catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol: A quantitative assessment of the role of dissolved oxygen in determining the induction time. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 7791-7797.
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25. S. Neretina, R. A. Hughes, K. D. Gilroy, M. Hajfathalian, Noble metal nanostructure synthesis at the liquid-substrate interface: New structures, new insights and new possibilities. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 2243-2250. (Invited Review)
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24. M. Hajfathalian, K. D. Gilroy, S. D. Golze, A. Yaghoubzade, E. Menumerov, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, A Wulff in a cage: The confinement of substrate-based structures in plasmonic nanoshells, nanocages, and nanoframes using galvanic replacement reactions. ACS Nano 2016, 10, 6354–6362.
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23. M. Hajfathalian, K. D. Gilroy, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Citrate-induced nanocubes: A reexamination of the role of citrate as a shape-directing capping agent for Ag-based nanostructures. Small 2016, 12, 3444–3452.
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22. E. Menumerov, K. D. Gilroy, M. Hajfathalian, C. J. Murphy, E. R. McKenzie, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Plastically deformed Cu-based alloys as high-performance catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 5737 - 5745.
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21. E. Menumerov, B. A. Marks, D. Dikin, F. X. Lee, R. D. Winslow, S. Guru, D. Sil, E. Borguet, P. Hutapea, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Sensing hydrogen gas from atmospheric pressure to a hundred parts per million with nanogaps fabricated using a single-step bending deformation. ACS Sens. 2016, 1, 73-80.
2015
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20. M. Hajfathalian, K. D. Gilroy, A. Yaghoubzade, A. Sundar, T. Tan, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Photocatalytic enhancements to the reduction of 4-nitrophenol by resonantly excited triangular gold-copper nanostructures. J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119, 17308-17315.
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19. K. D. Gilroy, A. Sundar, M. Hajfathalian, A. Yaghoubzade, T. Tan, D. Sil, E. Borguet, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Transformation of truncated gold octahedrons into triangular nanoprisms through the heterogeneous nucleation of silver. Nanoscale 2015, 7, 6827-6835.
2014
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18. K. D. Gilroy, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Kinetically controlled nucleation of silver on surfactant-free gold seeds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 15337-15345.
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17. D. Sil, K. D. Gilroy, A. Niaux, A. Boulesbaa, S. Neretina, E. Borguet, Seeing is believing: Hot electron based gold nanoplasmonic optical hydrogen sensor. ACS Nano 2014, 8, 7755-7762.
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16. K. D. Gilroy, P. Farzinpour, A. Sundar, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Sacrificial templates for galvanic replacement reactions: Design criteria for the synthesis of pure Pt nanoshells with a smooth surface morphology. Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 3340-3347.
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15. K. D. Gilroy, S. Neretina, R. W. Sunders, Behavior of gold nanoparticles in an experimental algal-zooplankton food chain. J. Nanopart. Res. 2014, 16, 2414.
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14. A. Sundar, P. Farzinpour, K. D. Gilroy, T. Tan, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Eutectic combinations as a pathway to the formation of substrate-based Au-Ge heterodimers and hollowed Au nanocrescents with tunable optical properties. Small 2014, 10, 3379-3388.
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13. K. D. Gilroy, A. Sundar, P. Farzinpour, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Mechanistic study of substrate-based galvanic replacement reactions. Nano Res. 2014, 7, 365-379.
2013
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12. A. Sundar, P. Farzinpour, K. D. Gilroy, T. Tan, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Organized surfaces of highly faceted single-crystal palladium structures seeded by sacrificial templates. Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 3847-3851.
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11. K. D. Gilroy, P. Farzinpour, A. Sundar, T. Tan, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Substrate-based galvanic replacement reaction carried out on heteroepitaxially formed silver templates. Nano Res. 2013, 6, 418-428.
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10. P. Farzinpour, A. Sundar, K. D. Gilroy, Z. E. Eskin, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Dynamic templating: A large area processing route for the assembly of periodic arrays of sub-micrometer and nanoscale structures. Nanoscale 2013, 5, 1929-1938.
2012
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9. P. Farzinpour, A. Sundar, K. D. Gilroy, Z. E. Eskin, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, Altering the dewetting characteristics of ultrathin gold and silver films using a sacrificial antimony layer. Nanotechnology 2012, 23, 495604.
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8. A. Sundar, C. Decker, R. A. Hughes, S. Neretina, The templated assembly of highly faceted three-dimensional gold microstructures into periodic arrays. Mater. Lett. 2012, 76, 155-158.
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7. A. Sundar, R. A. Hughes, P. Farzinpour, K. D. Gilroy, G. A. Devenyi, J. S. Preston, S. Neretina, Manipulating the size distribution of supported gold nanostructures. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2012, 100, 013111.
2011
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6. E. C. Dreaden, S. Neretina, W. Qian, M. A. El-Sayed, R. A. Hughes, J. S. Preston, P. Mascher, Plasmonic enhancement of nonradiative charge carrier relaxation and proposed effects from enhanced radiative electronic processes in semiconductor-gold core-shell nanorod arrays. J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115, 5578-5583.
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5. S. Neretina, R. A. Hughes, G. Stortz, J. S. Preston, P. Mascher, The rapid prototyping of textured amorphous surfaces for the graphoepitaxial deposition of CdTe films using focused ion beam lithography. Appl. Phys. A 2011, 102, 259-264.
2009
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4. S. Neretina, E. C. Dreaden, W. Qian, M. A. El-Sayed, R. A. Hughes, J. S. Preston, P. Mascher, The dependence of the plasmon field induced nonradiative electronic relaxation mechanisms on the gold shell thickness in vertically aligned CdTe-Au core-shell nanorods. Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 3772-3779.
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3. X. Huang, S. Neretina, M. A. El-Sayed, Gold nanorods: From synthesis and properties to biological and biomedical applications. Adv. Mater. 2009, 21, 4880-4910 (Invited review article).
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2. S. Neretina, W. Qian, E. Dreaden, M. A. El-Sayed, R. A. Hughes, J. S. Preston, P. Mascher, Exciton lifetime tuning by changing the plasmon field orientation with respect to the exciton transition moment direction: CdTe-Au core-shell nanorods. Nano Lett. 2009, 9, 1242-1248.
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1. S. Neretina, R. A. Hughes, G. A. Devenyi, N. V. Sochinskii, J. S. Preston, P. Mascher, Atypical grain growth for (211) CdTe films deposited on surface reconstructed (100) SrTiO3 substrates. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2009, 255, 5674-5681.