Shape-dependent electrocatalytic activity of monodispersed gold nanocrystals toward glucose oxidation.

We systematically explore the shape-dependent catalytic activities of Au nanocrystals toward glucose oxidation in alkaline electrolytes, which is strongly dependent on the shape of the Au nanocrystals. The {100}-bounded cubic Au nanocrystals are significantly more active than the {110}-bounded rhombic dodecahedral and {111}-bounded octahedral Au nanocrystals. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011