Colloidal nanoparticles are being intensely pursued in current nanoscience research.
Nanochemists are often frustrated by the well-known fact that no two nanoparticles are the …

Nanoparticles can be beautiful, as in stained glass windows, or they can be ugly as in wear
and corrosion debris from implants. We estimate that there will be about 70 000 papers in …

We demonstrate that nanoparticle self-assembly can reach the same level of hierarchy,
complexity, and accuracy as biomolecules. The precise assembly structures of gold …

Nanocrystals are fundamental to modern science and technology. Mastery over the shape of
a nanocrystal enables control of its properties and enhancement of its usefulness for a given …

Clusters or nanoparticles are aggregates of between a few and many millions of atoms or
molecules. They may consist of identical atoms, or molecules, or two or more different …

The concept of shape‐controlled synthesis is discussed by investigating the growth
mechanisms for silver nanocubes, nanowires, and nanospheres produced through a …

The structural properties of free nanoclusters are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the
interplay of energetic, thermodynamic, and kinetic factors in the explanation of cluster …

We report the crystal structure of the thiolate gold nanoparticle [TOA+][Au25 (SCH2CH2Ph)
18-], where TOA+= N (C8H17) 4+. The crystal structure reveals three types of gold atoms:(a) …

Single-crystal cubes and tetrahedrons of silver with truncated corners/edges have been
prepared for the first time in high yields by reducing silver nitrate with ethylene glycol heated …

A significant challenge in the development of functional materials is understanding the
growth and transformations of anisotropic colloidal metal nanocrystals. Theory and …