Recent advancements in materials science have shed light on the potential of exploring
hierarchical assemblies of molecules on surfaces, driven by both fundamental and …

Abstract 1D van der Waals heterostructures based on carbon nanotube templates are
raising a lot of excitement due to the possibility of creating new optical and electronic …

Photoluminescent nanosized allotropes of carbon have attracted considerable interest
because of their diverse optical properties depending on their crystal structure, size, and …

Carbon nanodots (C-dots) are a kind of fluorescent carbon nanomaterials, composed of
polyaromatic carbon domains surrounded by amorphous carbon frames and have attracted …

Carbon nanobelts are molecules of high fundamental and technological interest due to their
structural similarity to carbon nanotubes, of which they are molecular cutouts. Despite this …

The use of carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics is still challenging due to different issues
connected to their synthesis, purification, functionalization, processing and device …

The investigation of solution‐borne nanostructures by transmission electron microscopy
(TEM) is a frequently used analytical method in materials chemistry. In many cases, the …

Raman spectroscopy uses visible light to acquire vibrational fingerprints of molecules, thus
making it a powerful tool for chemical analysis in a wide range of media. However, its …

Conspectus Organic/inorganic hybrid structures are most exciting since one can expect new
properties that are absent in either of their building blocks. They open new perspectives …

Fluorescence is ubiquitous in life science and used in many fields of research ranging from
ecology to medicine. Among the most common fluorogenic compounds, dyes are being …