Colloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals: from asymmetrical growth to symmetry breaking

QN Nguyen, C Wang, Y Shang, A Janssen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Multicomponent plasmonic nanoparticles: from heterostructured nanoparticles to colloidal composite nanostructures

M Ha, JH Kim, M You, Q Li, C Fan, JM Nam - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic nanostructures possessing unique and versatile optoelectronic properties have
been vastly investigated over the past decade. However, the full potential of plasmonic …

Bimetallic nanocrystals: syntheses, properties, and applications

KD Gilroy, A Ruditskiy, HC Peng, D Qin, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Achieving mastery over the synthesis of metal nanocrystals has emerged as one of the
foremost scientific endeavors in recent years. This intense interest stems from the fact that …

Seed‐mediated growth of colloidal metal nanocrystals

Y Xia, KD Gilroy, HC Peng, X Xia - … Chemie International Edition, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Seed‐mediated growth is a powerful and versatile approach for the synthesis of colloidal
metal nanocrystals. The vast allure of this approach mainly stems from the staggering …

Bimetallic Janus nanocrystals: syntheses and applications

J Qiu, QN Nguyen, Z Lyu, Q Wang, Y Xia - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bimetallic Janus nanocrystals have received considerable interest in recent years owing to
their unique properties and niche applications. The side‐by‐side distribution of two distinct …

Shape control of inorganic nanoparticles from solution

Z Wu, S Yang, W Wu - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Inorganic materials with controllable shapes have been an intensely studied subject in
nanoscience over the past decades. Control over novel and anisotropic shapes of inorganic …

In Situ and Emerging Transmission Electron Microscopy for Catalysis Research

HY Chao, K Venkatraman, S Moniri, Y Jiang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalysts are the primary facilitator in many dynamic processes. Therefore, a thorough
understanding of these processes has vast implications for a myriad of energy systems. The …

Crystal phase-based epitaxial growth of hybrid noble metal nanostructures on 4H/fcc Au nanowires

Q Lu, AL Wang, Y Gong, W Hao, H Cheng, J Chen… - Nature Chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Crystal-phase engineering offers opportunities for the rational design and synthesis of noble
metal nanomaterials with unusual crystal phases that normally do not exist in bulk materials …

Controlling the crystallization kinetics of lead‐free tin halide perovskites for high performance green photovoltaics

J Wang, Z Gao, J Yang, M Lv, H Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tin halide perovskites are promising candidates for lead‐free perovskite solar cells (PSCs)
not only due to their low‐toxicity, but also due to their ideal energy bandgap, high charge …

Surfactant-free colloidal syntheses of precious metal nanoparticles for improved catalysts

J Quinson, S Kunz, M Arenz - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Colloidal syntheses of nanomaterials offer multiple benefits to study, understand, and
optimize unsupported and supported catalysts. In particular, colloidal syntheses are relevant …