Recently, nanomaterials demonstrating optical response under illumination, the so-called
optically responsive nanoparticles (NPs), have found their broad application as optical …

The controlled growth of gold nanostructures with complex shapes and reduced symmetry,
exemplified by chiral gold nanorods and nanoparticles, is one of the most dynamic fields of …

Recently, there has been significant interest in using dielectric nanocavities for the
controlled scattering of light, owing to the diverse electromagnetic modes that they support …

The formation mechanism of plasmonic gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) by fast NaBH4 induced
reduction of the precursors is still under debate. In this work we introduce a simple method to …

The growth of crystalline nanoparticles (NPs) generally involves three processes:
nucleation, growth, and shape evolution. Among them, the shape evolution is less …

Organic, polymeric, and inorganic nanomaterials with radially diverging dendritic segments
are known for their optical, physical, chemical, and biological properties inaccessible for …

Recently, carbon nanomaterial-supported plasmonic nanocrystals used as high-
performance surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates have attracted …

Heterogeneous nucleation processes are involved in many important phenomena in nature,
including devastating human diseases caused by amyloid structures or the harmful frost …

Shape control of Au nanoparticles is crucial for their optical and catalytic applications.
Herein, we present a chiral cysteine-directed seeded-growth approach to synthesize chorogi …

Chains of coupled metallic nanoparticles are of special interest for plasmonic applications
because they can sustain highly dispersive plasmon bands, allowing strong ballistic …