Characterization techniques for nanoparticles: comparison and complementarity upon studying nanoparticle properties

S Mourdikoudis, RM Pallares, NTK Thanh - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructures have attracted huge interest as a rapidly growing class of materials for many
applications. Several techniques have been used to characterize the size, crystal structure …

Nanoparticle characterization: what to measure?

MM Modena, B Rühle, TP Burg, S Wuttke - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
What to measure? is a key question in nanoscience, and it is not straightforward to address
as different physicochemical properties define a nanoparticle sample. Most prominent …

Hydrogen spillover-driven synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles as a robust catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation

K Mori, N Hashimoto, N Kamiuchi, H Yoshida… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have been intensively pursued as potentially advanced
materials because of their exceptional properties. However, the facile fabrication of …

Dynamic relaxations and relaxation-property relationships in metallic glasses

WH Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Dynamic relaxation is an intrinsic and universal feature of glasses and enables fluctuation
and dissipation to occur, which induces plentiful behaviour, maintains equilibrium, and …

Electrically driven optical antennas

J Kern, R Kullock, J Prangsma, M Emmerling… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Unlike radiowave antennas, so far optical nanoantennas cannot be fed by electrical
generators. Instead, they are driven by light or indirectly via excited discrete states in active …

Below melting point photothermal reshaping of single gold nanorods driven by surface diffusion

AB Taylor, AM Siddiquee, JWM Chon - ACS nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic gold nanorod instability and reshaping behavior below melting points are
important for many future applications but are yet to be fully understood, with existing …

Efficacy of green synthesized nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy: A therapeutic approach

M Zahra, A Chota, H Abrahamse… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a complex and diverse disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of
abnormal cells in the body. It poses a significant global public health challenge and remains …

Dynamic Evolution and Reversibility of a Single Au25 Nanocluster for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Z Sun, J Wang, L Su, Z Gu, XP Wu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultrasmall metallic nanoclusters (NCs) protected by surface ligands represent the most
promising catalytic materials; yet understanding the structure and catalytic activity of these …

Robust, multi-length-scale, machine learning potential for Ag–Au bimetallic alloys from clusters to bulk materials

CM Andolina, M Bon, D Passerone… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Materials composed of Ag, Au, and Ag–Au alloys remain of great interest despite decades of
intense research scrutiny. We interpret these efforts as an impetus for developing robust …

Rapid estimation of catalyst nanoparticle morphology and atomic-coordination by high-resolution Z-contrast electron microscopy

L Jones, KE MacArthur, VT Fauske… - Nano Letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous nanoparticle catalyst development relies on an understanding of their
structure–property relationships, ideally at atomic resolution and in three-dimensions …