Nanostructures of diverse chemical nature are used as biomarkers, therapeutics, catalysts,
and structural reinforcements. The decoration with surfactants has a long history and is …

This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …

This chapter highlights the synthetic aspects that generally remain in the shadows in order to
provide the scientific community with a user-friendly guide for the production of gold …

Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted the interest of scientists for over a
century, but research in this field has considerably accelerated since 2000 with the synthesis …

Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

The robust, sensitive, and selective detection of targeted biomolecules in their native
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …

Gold nanorods have received much attention due to their unique optical and electronic
properties which are dependent on their shape, size, and aspect ratio. This article covers in …

We report an improved synthesis of colloidal gold nanorods (NRs) by using aromatic
additives that reduce the concentration of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide surfactant …

The roles of silver ions and halides (chloride, bromide, and iodide) in the seed-mediated
synthesis of gold nanostructures have been investigated, and their influence on the growth …

The properties of nanomaterials for use in catalytic and energy storage applications strongly
depends on the nature of their surfaces. Nanocrystals with high surface energy have an …