Cucurbit [n] urils (Q [n] s or CB [n] s), as a classical of artificial organic macrocyclic hosts,
were found to have excellent advantages in the fabricating of tunable and smart organic …

Nanotechnology has become a trending area in science and has made great advances with
the development of functional, engineered nanoparticles. Various metal nanoparticles have …

The product of the condensation reaction between glycoluril and formaldehyde was first
reported in a thesis by Eberhard Meyer in 1904 (1) and then published by Behrend and co …

Noble metal nanoparticles (NMNPs), which spring up like mushrooms, are gaining
momentum owing to their unique physicochemical characteristics. Cucurbiturils, a class of …

In recent years, Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) has experienced a
tremendous increase of attention in the scientific community, expanding to a continuously …

Single-molecule surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) offers new opportunities
for exploring the complex chemical and biological processes that cannot be easily probed …

Plasmonic dimers not only provide a unique platform for studying fundamental plasmonic
behavior and effects but also are functional materials for numerous applications. The …

We show how the macrocyclic host, cucurbit [8] uril (CB [8]), creates precise subnanometer
junctions between gold nanoparticles while its cavity simultaneously traps small molecules; …

Even after more than two decades of intense studies, the research on self‐assembly
processes involving supramolecular interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) is …

This review discusses research on the plasmonic properties of small clusters of metal
nanoparticles, with two and three particles. These are the simplest examples of 'plasmonic …