Phase has emerged as an important structural parameter—in addition to composition,
morphology, architecture, facet, size and dimensionality—that determines the properties and …

As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

The physicochemical properties and catalytic performance of transition metals are highly
phase-dependent. Ru-based nanomaterials are superior catalysts toward hydrogen …

Conspectus Emergent metal halides are generating significant interest as novel optical
materials, and their diverse applications have brought them to the spotlight of chemistry and …

Well-defined metallic nanocrystals (NCs) have been explored as effective electrocatalysts
for energy conversion and storage technologies (eg, fuel cell or water splitting). It is …

Nanocrystals are of great importance in material sciences and industry. Engineering
nanocrystals with desired structures and properties is no doubt one of the most important …

Using compressive mechanical forces, such as pressure, to induce crystallographic phase
transitions and mesostructural changes while modulating material properties in …

Nanoparticle (NP) high pressure behavior has been extensively studied over the years. In
this review, we summarize recent progress on the studies of pressure induced NP phase …

As equally essential as the synthesis of new materials, maneuvering new structure
configurations can endow the brand‐new functional properties to existing materials, which is …

Recently, crystal-phase engineering has been emerging as a promising strategy to tune the
physicochemical properties of noble metal catalysts and further improve their catalytic …