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

Hybrid nanostructures composed of semiconductor and plasmonic metal components are
receiving extensive attention. They display extraordinary optical characteristics that are …

We show that thermal treatment of small Au seeds results in extensive twinning and a
subsequent drastic improvement in the yield (> 85%) of formation of pentatwinned …

Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have attracted the interest of scientists for over a
century, but research in this field has considerably accelerated since 2000 with the synthesis …

Gold nanorods have been receiving extensive attention owing to their extremely attractive
applications in biomedical technologies, plasmon-enhanced spectroscopies, and optical …

Conspectus Gold nanobipyramids (Au NBPs) and gold nanorods (Au NRs) are two types of
elongated plasmonic nanoparticles with their longitudinal dipolar plasmon wavelengths …

Gold nanoparticles of different shapes and sizes, including nanospheres, nanocubes,
nanobranches, nanorods, and nanobipyramids, were dispersed into water− glycerol …

Symmetry‐breaking synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals with desired structures and
properties has aroused widespread interest in various fields, but the lack of robust synthetic …

Plasmon‐based photothermal therapy is one of the most intriguing applications of noble
metal nanostructures. The photothermal conversion efficiency is an essential parameter in …

Control over light absorption and emission using plasmonic nanostructures is an enabling
technology, which can dramatically enhance the performances of existing optical and …