Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Bioinspired smart asymmetric nanochannel membranes (BSANM) have been explored
extensively to achieve the delicate ionic transport functions comparable to those of living …

With increasing energy demands worldwide, significant efforts have been made to develop
superior electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion systems. Among all the …

Self-assembled nanocrystal (NC) superlattices are emerging as an important class of
materials with rationally modulated properties. Engineering the nanoscale structure of …

Due to the near‐field coupling effect, non‐close‐packed nanoparticle (NP) assemblies with
tunable interparticle distance (d) attract great attention and show huge potential applications …

Gold nanoparticle (AuNP) monolayers possess unique optical properties and are widely
used in optical devices and biosensors, sometimes necessitating dense but nonclose …

Studies on nanoparticle assemblies and their applications have been research frontiers in
nanoscience in the past few decades and remarkable progress has been made in the …

For the long-time tracking of biological events, maintaining the bioactivity of the analytes
during the detection process is essential. Here, we show a versatile surface-enhanced …

Nanoparticle self-assembly promises scalable fabrication of composite materials with
unique properties, but symmetry control of assembled structures remains a challenge. By …

We have developed a facile procedure that can create asymmetrical building blocks by
uniformly deforming nanospheres into C∞ v symmetry at low cost and high quality. Concave …