Inspired by natural hierarchical self-assembly of proteins and peptides, amino acids, as the
basic building units, have been shown to self-assemble to form highly ordered structures …

Crystallization abounds in nature and industrial practice. A plethora of indispensable
products ranging from agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals to battery materials are …

While crystallization is a ubiquitous and an important process, the microscopic picture of
crystal nucleation is yet to be established. Recent studies suggest that the nucleation …

This Perspective describes recent progress in optical trap**s of nanoparticles based on
localized surface plasmon. This plasmonic optical trap** has great advantages over the …

Plasmonic nanotweezers use intense electric field gradients to generate optical forces able
to trap nano-objects in liquids. However, part of the incident light is absorbed into the metal …

Plasmonic nanoapertures generate strong field gradients enabling efficient optical trap**
of nano-objects. However, because the infrared laser used for trap** is also partly …

Laser trap** at an interface provides a unique platform for assembling novel multiparticle-
based optical matter that extends well beyond the irradiated area. Optical binding, resulting …

Non-photochemical laser-induced nucleation (NPLIN) is the formation of a new phase from
a metastable phase by the action of light on matter. Using millijoule, nanosecond laser …

We present what we believe to be the demonstration of optical vortex trap** and chiral
crystallization of sodium chlorate (N a C l O _3). In this work, the chirality of N a C l O _3 …

Laser ablation in liquids has been established as a scalable preparation method of
nanoparticles for various applications. Particularly for materials prone to oxidation, it is …