Plasmonic nanostructures possessing unique and versatile optoelectronic properties have
been vastly investigated over the past decade. However, the full potential of plasmonic …

Conspectus Plasmonic coupling-based electromagnetic field localization and enhancement
are becoming increasingly important in chemistry, nanoscience, materials science, physics …

Chiral self-assembled nanomaterials with biological applications have attracted great
interest. In this study, DNA-driven gold-upconversion nanoparticle (Au-UCNP) pyramids …

Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …

Polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes are a special class of polymer brushes (PBs) containing
charges. Polymer chains attain “brush”-like configuration when they are grafted or get …

Precise control over the spatial arrangement of inorganic nanoparticles on a large scale is
desirable for the design of functional nanomaterials, sensing, and optical/electronic devices …

Plasmonic molecules are small assemblies of nanosized metal particles. Interactions
between the particles modify their optical properties and make them attractive for multiple …

Plasmonic nanochains, derived from the one-dimensional assembly of individual plasmonic
nanoparticles (NPs), remain infrequently explored in biological investigations due to their …

Self-assembly of nanocrystal (NC) building blocks into mesoscopic superstructures with well-
defined symmetry and geometry is essential for creating new materials with rationally …

Developing “green” catalytic systems with desirable performance such as good water
solubility, recyclability, and switchability is a great challenge. Here, to address this …