Many crystallization processes of great importance, including frost heave, biomineralization,
the synthesis of nanomaterials, and scale formation, occur in small volumes rather than bulk …

The unidirectional growth of materials to form nanowires or nanotubes has attracted
enormous interest in recent years. Within the different classes of tubes made of organic or …

Carbon nanotubes represent one of the most exciting research areas in modern science.
These molecular-scale carbon tubes are the stiffest and strongest fibres known, with …

Halide perovskite structures are revolutionizing the design of optoelectronic materials,
including solar cells, light‐emitting diodes, and photovoltaics when formed at the quantum …

The continuous downscaling of semiconducting channels in transistors has driven the
development of modern electronics. However, with the component transistors becoming …

Quasi-one-dimensional nanotubes and two-dimensional nanoribbons are two fundamental
forms of nanostructures, and integrating them into a novel mixed low-dimensional …

As one of the well-defined classes of low-dimensional materials, one-dimensional (1D)
materials and related heterostructures have aroused broad interest due to their unique …

Confinement of molecules and atoms inside carbon nanotubes provides a powerful strategy
for studying structures and chemical properties of individual molecules at the nanoscale. In …

The rapidly expanding toolbox for design and preparation is a major driving force for the
advances in nanomaterials science and technology. Melt infiltration originates from the field …

Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are an ideal 2D platform for studying
a wide variety of electronic properties and potential applications due to their chemical …