Nanoshells, which are thin coatings deposited on core particles of different material have
gained considerable attention. These materials show novel properties which are different …

Silica–metal nanostructures consisting of silica cores and metal nanoshells attract a lot of
attention because of their unique properties and potential applications ranging from …

A novel method for the controlled embedding of multiple nanoparticles of various materials,
such as gold nanoparticles, quantum dots, and magnetic nanoparticles, in silica colloids is …

Nanoparticles are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of material science in
nanotechnology with many potential applications in clinical medicine and research. Due to …

The appearance of quantum size effects in ultradisperse semiconductors, their quantitative
analysis, and their effect on the absorption of light and on the photophysical (vibrational …

Nearly monodispersed spherical particles of silica were synthesized and coated with thin
layer of silver nanoparticles. Silver coated silica particles, forming core–shell particles …

In the present work, ZnS nanoparticles have been synthesized by a simple solid state
reaction method at different temperatures. X-ray diffraction patterns show that the …

We demonstrate that magnetic particles of maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) and cobalt ferrite
(CoFe2O4) can be irreversibly attached to colloidal silica that is grafted with 3 …

Semiconductor nanoparticles exhibit size dependent properties, when their size is
comparable to the size of Bohr diameter for exciton. This can be exploited to increase …

Thiol-functionalization is described for silica surfaces from diverging origin, including
commercial silica nanoparticles and Stöber silica as well as silica structures provided by …