This article provides, in tutorial style, a review of X-ray scattering methods commonly used to
characterise nanoparticles and gives numerous case studies of basic science and industrial …

Gold nanoparticles exhibit novel optical and catalytic properties, are nontoxic and
biocompatible, and attract considerable interest in a range of applications, eg photonics …

In the past few decades, much effort was put into the development of synthetic strategies to
produce nanoparticles of different sizes and morphologies and a large number of scientific …

The formation mechanisms of silver nanoparticles using aqueous silver perchlorate
solutions as precursors and sodium borohydride as reducing agent were investigated based …

A comprehensive understanding of the growth mechanism of nanoalloys is beneficial in
designing and synthesizing nanoalloys with precisely tailored properties to extend their …

Advances in the nanoscale design of polymeric,“soft” materials and of metallic,“hard”
materials can converge at the “interfaces” to form hybrid nanomaterials with interesting …

Despite the increasing interest in the applications of functional nanoparticles, a
comprehensive understanding of the formation mechanism starting from the precursor …

Formation mechanisms of silver (Ag) particles in an aqueous ethanol solution of poly (N-
vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)(PVP) by the photoreduction of AgClO4 were investigated by means of in …

Formation of metal nanoparticles (rhodium (Rh) and palladium (Pd) nanoparticles) in an
aqueous ethanol solution of poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)(PVP) by photoreduction was …

The synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles proceeds through a complex sequence of precursor
reactions, nucleation, and growth processes. For further advancement and control of …