Water pollution is one of the greatest challenges around the world. Nanocomposite
membranes are a promising modified version of traditional polymeric membranes for water …

X-ray scattering is a structural characterization tool that has impacted diverse fields of study.
It is unique in its ability to examine materials in real time and under realistic sample …

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Wet chemistry in organic solvents has proven highly efficient for the preparation of several
types of metallic, metal-oxide, and semiconductor nanostructures. This Short Review …

Nanoparticle superlattices are periodic arrays of nanoscale inorganic building blocks
including metal nanoparticles, quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles. Such assemblies …

BACKGROUND Composites comprising nanoscale particles embedded in a second phase
(or matrix) create exciting opportunities to design functional materials with strong coupling …

Size/shape-controlled colloidal CdSe quantum disks with zinc-blende (cubic) crystal
structure were synthesized using air-stable and generic starting materials. The colloidal …

We present an interdisciplinary overview of material engineering and emerging applications
of iron oxide nanoparticles. We discuss material engineering of nanoparticles in the …

Nanoparticle single-phase nickel sulfides such as NiS, NiS2, Ni3S4, and Ni7S6 were
prepared from elemental sulfur and nickel nitrate hexahydrate, using a temperature …

Directional strain sensing is essential for advanced sensor applications in the field of human‐
machine interfaces and healthcare. Here, the angle dependent anisotropic strain sensitivity …