The allotropes of carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene) are the most unique
and promising substances of the last decade. Due to their nanoscale diameter and high …

Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs, ie, crystalline nanoparticles) have become an important class
of materials with great potential for applications ranging from medicine to electronic and …

Amorphous metal oxides are useful in optical,, electronic,, and electrochemical devices,. The
bonding arrangement within these glasses largely determines their properties, yet it remains …

The ability to engineer surface properties of nanocrystals (NCs) is important for various
applications, as many of the physical and chemical properties of nanoscale materials are …

Flexible, thin-film electronic and optoelectronic devices typically involve a trade-off between
performance and fabrication cost,,. For example, solution-based deposition allows …

The conversion of thermal energy to electricity and vice versa by means of solid state
thermoelectric devices is extremely appealing. However, its cost-effectiveness is seriously …

Antibiotics were once the golden bullet to constrain infectious bacteria. However, the rapid
and continuing emergence of antibiotic resistance (AR) among infectious microbial …

To enhance the performance of thermoelectric materials and enable access to their
widespread applications, it is beneficial yet challenging to synthesize hollow nanostructures …

Native coordinating ligands acquired during the chemical synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals
are optimized primarily for their ability to exert control over nanocrystal size, composition …

Colloidal nanoparticles doped with lanthanide ions can upconvert near-infrared light to
visible frequencies, enabling the application of such materials to biological imaging and …