Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical,
material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (ie, fingerprint recognition …

In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

Driven by functionality and purity demand for applications of inorganic nanoparticle colloids
in optics, biology, and energy, their surface chemistry has become a topic of intensive …

Although oxide nanoparticles are ubiquitous in science and technology, a multitude of
compositions, phases, structures, and doping levels exist, each one requiring a variety of …

Over the past two decades, the development of plasmonic nanoparticle (NPs), especially
gold (Au) NPs, is being pursued more seriously in the medical fields such as imaging, drug …

Platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) have a well-established role as a classic heterogeneous
catalyst. Also, Pt has traditionally been employed as a component of organometallic drug …

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

Efficient solar energy harvesting and photothermal conversion have essential importance for
many practical applications. Here, we present a laser-induced cauliflower-shaped …

In recent years, gold nanoparticles have emerged as unique non-invasive drug carriers for
targeting drugs to their site of action. Their site specificity has helped in increasing drugs' …

Nanomaterials with tailored structures and surface chemistry are in high demand, as these
materials play increasingly important roles in biology, catalysis, energy storage, and …