Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

Coulombic interactions can be used to assemble charged nanoparticles into higher-order
structures, but the process requires oppositely charged partners that are similarly sized. The …

Chiral assemblies of plasmonic nanoparticles are known for strong circular dichroism but not
for high optical asymmetry, which is limited by the unfavorable combination of electrical and …

Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

Self-assembly of various building blocks has been considered as a powerful approach to
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …

The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Nanoparticle assembly offers a versatile tool for constructing new structural materials with
emergent or collective properties beyond individual nanoparticles. The achievement of …

Nanoparticle clusters with molecular-like configurations are an emerging class of colloidal
materials. Particles decorated with attractive surface patches acting as analogs of functional …

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