Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful vibrational spectroscopy
technique with distinguished features of non-destructivity, ultra-sensitivity, rapidity, and …

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been widely used for detection and
characterization benefiting from its high sensitivity and selectivity (molecular fingerprint …

Plasmonic nanoparticles with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and scattering response
dependent on their geometry and surrounding environment are predestinated to be used as …

The coating of gold nanorods with a silica shell (AuNR@ SiO2) is an effective way to extend
their use in a wide variety of biomedical applications including biosensing, drug delivery and …

Nanoparticle supercrystals (NPSCs) are of great interest as materials with emergent
properties. Different types of intermolecular forces, such as van der Waals interaction and …

The stability of the nanoparticle superlattice (NPSL) is essential for realizing its broad
spectrum of potential applications. Here, we report a linker-mediated covalent bonding …

The key information about any nanoscale system relates to the orientations and
conformations of its parts. Unfortunately, these details are often hidden below the diffraction …

Synthesis of uniform polyhedral gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) by the seed-mediated method
is often limited by the difficulties in preparing uniform seeds. Here, we report a facile one-pot …

Atomically thin gold nanosheets (AuNSs) are fascinating two-dimensional (2D)
nanomaterials with distinctive physicochemical properties arising from their ultrathin …