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How does structure-directing agents, foreign species, and solvent molecules contribute to shape selectivity?  Our ultimate goal is to provide guidelines for engineers on designing syntheses that produces batches of mono-disperse metal nanocrystals.  Within With  the grant period, goals described in mind,  our research objectives are the following: objectives:  \begin{enumerate}  \item Compute the solution-phase binding energies of PVP to Ag(100) and Ag(111) surfaces to elucidate the role of structure-directing agents in shape-controlled synthesis.  \item Compare rate of Ag atom addition to Ag surfaces that are adsorbed by PVP to verify that \{100\} faceted nanocrystals can be favored by kinetic control growth. 

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