Nanochemistry provides powerful synthetic tools allowing one to combine different materials
on a single nanostructure, thus unfolding numerous possibilities to tailor their properties …

In the past decades, great strides have been made in the synthesis of hybrid nanocrystals
(HNCs) consisting of two or more disparate subunits (such as metals and/or …

The severe consequences of fossil fuel consumption have resulted in a need for alternative
sustainable sources of energy. Conversion and storage of solar energy via a renewable …

Although the concept of Janus particles was raised in the early 1990s, the related research
has not attracted considerable interest until recently due to the special properties and …

One frontier approach of colloidal chemistry to nanoscale entities capable to exhibit
enhanced or even unconventional physical–chemical properties as well as diversified …

Hybrid nanoparticles combine two or more disparate materials on the same nanosystem and
represent a powerful approach for achieving advanced materials with multiple functionalities …

Janus nanoarchitectures, an emerging class of nanostructures named after the Roman god
having two faces, have been considered as a fascinating class of nanomaterials for …

For fast separation of the photogenerated charge carriers, metal semiconductor
heterostructures have emerged as one of the leading materials in recent years. Among …

Plasmon excitation of Ag seed particles with 600–750 nm light in the presence of Ag+ and
trisodium citrate was used to synthesize penta-twinned nanorods. Importantly, the excitation …

New synthetic innovations are rapidly being developed to address the demand for complex,
next‐generation nanomaterials with rigorously controlled architectures and interfaces. This …