Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

The vector characteristics of light and the vectorial transformations during its transmission
lay a foundation for polarized photodetection of objects, which broadens the applications of …

Here, we report the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) layered metal–organic framework
(MOF) nanoparticle (NP) superstructures via an ice-templating strategy. MOF NP …

Colloidal nanocrystals are successfully used as nanoscale building blocks for creating
hierarchical solids with structures that range from amorphous networks to sophisticated …

The importance of organic ligands in protecting inorganic nanoparticles and thus imparting
the needed stabilization as colloidal dispersions was realised many years ago. Currently …

Ultrasmall metal nanoparticles (NPs) with a well-defined composition and structure, the so-
called metal nanoclusters (NCs, usually smaller than 3 nm in size), represent the forefront …

Heavy-metal (Cd, Hg, and Pb)-containing semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been
explored widely due to their unique optical and electrical properties. However, the toxicity …

Carbon dots (CDs) are widely utilized in sensing, energy storage, and catalysis due to their
excellent optical, electrical and semiconducting properties. However, attempts to optimize …

Titanium and its alloys have superb biocompatibility, low elastic modulus, and favorable
corrosion resistance. These exceptional properties lead to its wide use as a medical implant …

Magnetically responsive optical modulation has emerged as a promising application in
various fields such as smart windows, anti‐counterfeiting, and colorimetric sensors, due to …