Noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes for catalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Y Shi, Z Lyu, M Zhao, R Chen, QN Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

Colloidal synthesis of metal nanocrystals: from asymmetrical growth to symmetry breaking

QN Nguyen, C Wang, Y Shang, A Janssen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Plate-like colloidal metal nanoparticles

L Scarabelli, M Sun, X Zhuo, S Yoo, JE Millstone… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The pseudo-two-dimensional (2D) morphology of plate-like metal nanoparticles makes them
one of the most anisotropic, mechanistically understood, and tunable structures available …

Impact of bimetallic interface design on heat generation in plasmonic Au/Pd nanostructures studied by single-particle thermometry

J Gargiulo, M Herran, IL Violi, A Sousa-Castillo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Localized surface plasmons are lossy and generate heat. However, accurate measurement
of the temperature of metallic nanoparticles under illumination remains an open challenge …

Metal–organic frameworks encapsulating active nanoparticles as emerging composites for catalysis: recent progress and perspectives

G Li, S Zhao, Y Zhang, Z Tang - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Beyond conventional porous materials, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have aroused
great interest in the construction of nanocatalysts with the characteristics of catalytically …

Tailoring Plasmonic Bimetallic Nanocatalysts Toward Sunlight‐Driven H2 Production

M Herran, A Sousa‐Castillo, C Fan… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid nanoparticles combining plasmonic and catalytic components have recently gained
interest for their potential use in sunlight‐to‐chemical energy conversion. However, a deep …

Two-dimensional metal nanostructures: from theoretical understanding to experiment

S Yu, C Zhang, H Yang - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
This paper reviews recent studies on the preparation of two-dimensional (2D) metal
nanostructures, particularly nanosheets. As metal often exists in the high-symmetry crystal …