Individual nanoparticles as well as assembled nanostructures play a crucial role in the
development of new materials. The reason for this is that nanomaterials, with a size ranging …

Individual nanoparticles as well as assembled nanostructures play a crucial role in the
development of new materials. The reason for this is that nanomaterials, with a size ranging …

Shaping and positioning noble metal nanostructures are essential processes that still
require laborious and sophisticated techniques to fabricate functional plasmonic interfaces …

Plasmonic nanostructures with sharp tips are widely used for optical signal enhancement
because of their strong light-confining abilities. These structures have a wide range of …

Using photons to drive chemical reactions has become an increasingly important field of
chemistry. Plasmonic materials can provide a means to introduce the energy necessary for …

Hybrid nanoparticles are designed and produced by a two-step procedure with the aim to
obtain optically controlled multifunctional nanomaterials. In particular, using a sol–gel …

We present a facile organic phase synthesis method for producing multi-branched gold
nanocrystals (nanostars) with a broad localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) across …

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are arguably the most versatile and widely studied
nanomaterials to date. 1 Typically defined as particles of 1–100 nm in size, 2 which is in the …

Smart nanosystems that transduce external stimuli to physical changes are an inspiring
challenge in current materials chemistry. Hybrid organic–inorganic materials attract great …

To date gold nanospheres (AuNSs) and nanorods (AuNRs) are among the most studied and
utilized out of all shapes of gold nanoparticles. Nonetheless, anisotropic flat gold nanodiscs …