Biomineralization is an important tactic by which biological organisms produce hierarchically
structured minerals with marvellous functions. Biomineralization studies typically focus on …

Semiconductor photocatalysis is a promising physicochemical process for the
photodegradation of organic contaminants and bacterial detoxification. Among various oxide …

The oriented attachment of molecular clusters and nanoparticles in solution is now
recognized as an important mechanism of crystal growth in many materials, yet the …

In the pursuit of optimized magnetic nanostructures for diagnostic and therapeutic
applications, the role of nanoparticle architecture has been poorly investigated. In this study …

The crystal growth mechanism, kinetics, and microstructure development play a fundamental
role in tailoring the materials with controllable sizes and morphologies. The classical crystal …

The latest advances in oriented attachment controlled morphosynthesis and crystal growth
of various technically important inorganic materials have been reviewed with the focus on …

We present a short overview of the influence of inter-particle interactions on the properties of
magnetic nanoparticles. Strong magnetic dipole interactions between ferromagnetic or …

Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis have received considerable
attention as alternative approaches for solar energy harvesting and storage. The …

Electron mobility within iron (oxyhydr) oxides enables charge transfer between widely
separated surface sites. There is increasing evidence that this internal conduction influences …

Chemical and photochemical processes at semiconductor surfaces are highly influenced by
the size of the band gap, and ability to control the band gap by particle size in nanomaterials …