Templating is one of the most important techniques for the controlled synthesis of
nanostructured materials. This powerful tool uses a pre-existing guide with desired …

Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Nobel metal nanomaterials (NMNs) with interesting physical and chemical properties are
ideal building blocks for engineering and tailoring nanoscale structures for specific …

We report a facile synthesis of Pt–Pd bimetallic nanoparticles, named “metallic nanocages”,
with a hollow interior and porous dendritic shell. This synthesis is easily achieved by …

Nanoporous Pt− Co alloy nanowires were synthesized by electrodeposition of Co-rich
Pt1Co99 alloy into anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes, followed by a dealloying …

Nanoparticles probably constitute the largest class of nanomaterials. Nanoparticles of
several inorganic materials have been prepared by employing a variety of synthetic …

A facile method for the fabrication of well‐dispersed mesoporous Pt nanospheres involves
the use of a polymeric micelle assembly. A core–shell–corona type triblock copolymer [poly …

Porous platinum is of high technological importance due to its various applications in fuel
cells, sensors, stimulation electrodes, mechanical actuators and catalysis in general. Based …

Platinum (Pt) is widely used as battery electrodes, catalysts for chemicals, and catalysts for
exhaust gas decomposition in industries. Increasing need and very limited supply of rare Pt …

Bimetallic Pd− Au nanostructures were synthesized in the soft templates provided by
surfactant hexagonal mesophases. The nanostructures are constituted by a core rich in gold …