Nanoparticles (NPs) are commonly defined as particles with size< 100 nm and are currently
of considerable technological and academic interest, since they are often the starting …

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 …

Metal oxide semiconductors with a bandgap between 2 and 4 eV are an important class of
compounds in the electronics industry and for photocatalysis. With the demand for these …

Nanoparticles exist far from the equilibrium state due to their high surface energy.
Nanoparticles are therefore extremely unstable and easily change themselves or react with …

Multivalent interactions can be applied universally for a targeted strengthening of an
interaction between different interfaces or molecules. The binding partners form cooperative …

The stability of metal nanocatalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction is of key importance for
practical application. We report the use of two polymeric N‐heterocyclic carbenes …

We demonstrate the bulk self-alignment of dispersed gold nanorods imposed by the intrinsic
cylindrical micelle self-assembly in nematic and hexagonal liquid crystalline phases of …

This review examines the use of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold as nanoscale
protective coatings for both nominally flat substrates and for nanoparticles. The thermal and …

Thiols are widely utilized to functionalize metal nanoparticles, including ubiquitous citrate-
stabilized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), for fundamental studies and biomedical applications …

Combinations of liquid crystals and materials with unique features as well as properties at
the nanoscale are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to recent developments, ie, since …