The successful synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals with controlled shapes offers many
opportunities to not only maneuver their physicochemical properties but also optimize their …

Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

The unique topology and physics of chiral superlattices make their self-assembly from
nanoparticles highly sought after yet challenging in regard to (meta) materials,–. Here we …

Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Polyhedron packings have fascinated humans for centuries and continue to inspire
scientists of modern disciplines. Despite extensive computer simulations and a handful of …

The spontaneous assembly of chiral structures from building blocks that lack chirality is
fundamentally important for colloidal chemistry and has implications for the formation of …

Seed-mediated synthesis strategies, in which small gold nanoparticle precursors are added
to a growth solution to initiate heterogeneous nucleation, are among the most prevalent …

Organization of spherical particles into lattices is typically driven by packing considerations.
Although the addition of directional binding can significantly broaden structural diversity …

Metal nanostructures with a tunable plasmonic gap are useful for photonics, surface‐
enhanced spectroscopy, biosensing, and bioimaging applications. The use of these …

The self-assembly of shape-anisotropic nanocrystals into large-scale structures is a versatile
and scalable approach to creating multifunctional materials. The tetrahedral geometry is …