In this paper, we review recent progress on colloidal growth of 2D nanocrystals. We identify
the four main sources of anisotropy which lead to the formation of plate-and sheet-like …

Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted the interest of scientists for over a
century, but research in this field has considerably accelerated since 2000 with the synthesis …

General principles and recent developments in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)
are reviewed. The “in situ” Turkevich-Frens and Brust-Schiffrin methods are still major …

Exciting characteristic features of nanomaterials in contrast to their bulk phase require shape
control of morphologies at the nanometer scale. Surfactants, a unique class of surface active …

The field of plasmonics has become one of the most interesting and active research areas in
nanotechnology, enabling numerous fundamental studies and applications in a variety of …

Nanoparticles are widely used in various fields of science and technology as well as in
everyday life. In particular, gold and silver nanoparticles display unique optical properties …

Gemini surfactants are constructed by two hydrophobic chains and two polar/ionic head
groups covalently connected by a spacer group at the level of the head groups. Gemini …

The decolorization of brilliant blue (E133) in aqueous solution by K2S2O8 and NaBH4 with
AgNPs as an activator was studied spectrophotometrically under normal laboratory …

Synthesis of nanomaterials may involve various routes including physical, chemical and
biological approaches. Here, the biological green route was chosen to prepare silver …

The controlled synthesis of gold nanocrystals has been the subject of intensive studies for
decades because the properties and functions of gold nanomaterials are highly dependent …