Driven by functionality and purity demand for applications of inorganic nanoparticle colloids
in optics, biology, and energy, their surface chemistry has become a topic of intensive …

Catalysis is essential to modern life and has a huge economic impact. The development of
new catalysts critically depends on synthetic methods that enable the preparation of tailored …

As nanotechnology rapidly advanced over the past decades, a variety of nanomaterials
have been developed and studied. Among them, SiC nanomaterials have recently attracted …

The demand is growing for new nanoscience-based technologies with unique properties
that are different from traditional wet-chemical techniques. In recent years, laser ablation in …

The development of particulate materials is accelerating at a tremendous speed and
nanoparticles have gradually gained worldwide attention. Among them, silicon carbide (SiC) …

In this review, the emerging roles of group IV nanoparticles including silicon, diamond,
silicon carbide, and germanium are summarized and discussed from the perspective of …

Nanomaterials with tailored structures and surface chemistry are in high demand, as these
materials play increasingly important roles in biology, catalysis, energy storage, and …

In the last two decades, nanoscience and nanotechnology have attracted tremendous
research attention towards technological developments that are based on the outstanding …

Spherical silicon nanoparticles were prepared by laser ablation of a single crystal Si wafer
immersed in 95% ethanol with a pulse duration shorter than the time of electron− phonon …

Micro-arc oxidation (MAO) treatment can effectively improve the wear resistance, corrosion
resistance, and mechanical strength of aluminum alloy substrates. Improving the porous …