A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique, which
allows quantitative detection of chemical species with molecular specificity and single …

Ligand utilization is a necessary and powerful technique for the colloidal synthesis of
nanoparticles (NPs) with controllable sizes and regulated morphologies. For catalysis …

Understanding chirality, or handedness, in molecules is important because of the
enantioselectivity that is observed in many biochemical reactions 1, and because of the …

Noble metal nanocatalysts have shown excellent activities for electrocatalysis. The
commonly used method to synthesize these nanocatalysts is the colloidal synthesis, during …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) provides detailed information about the
binding of molecules at interfaces and their interactions with the local environment due to …

Development of high-performance fiber-shaped wearable sensors is of great significance for
next-generation smart textiles for real-time and out-of-clinic health monitoring. The previous …

Capping agents are frequently used in colloidal synthesis to inhibit nanoparticle overgrowth
and aggregation as well as to control the structural characteristics of the resulted …

Pickering emulsions represent an important class of functional materials with potential
applications in sustainability and healthcare. Currently, the synthesis of Pickering emulsions …

Identification of the authentic active species of cluster catalysis is rather challenging, and
direct structural evidence is quite valuable and difficult to obtain. Two “isostructural” clusters …