In this paper, we review recent progress on colloidal growth of 2D nanocrystals. We identify
the four main sources of anisotropy which lead to the formation of plate-and sheet-like …

Nanocrystals are fundamental to modern science and technology. Mastery over the shape of
a nanocrystal enables control of its properties and enhancement of its usefulness for a given …

Clusters or nanoparticles are aggregates of between a few and many millions of atoms or
molecules. They may consist of identical atoms, or molecules, or two or more different …

Colloidal metal nanoparticles are emerging as key materials for catalysis, plasmonics,
sensing, and spectroscopy. Within these applications, control of nanoparticle shape lends …

This communication describes the synthesis of Pt–M (M= Au, Ni, Pd) icosahedral
nanocrystals based on the gas reducing agent in liquid solution method. Both CO gas and …

The structural properties of free nanoclusters are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the
interplay of energetic, thermodynamic, and kinetic factors in the explanation of cluster …

This article features shape‐controlled synthesis of Pd nanostructures. Similar to the Ag
system, both the crystallinity of seeds and the growth rates of different crystallographic facets …

This article provides an overview of recent developments regarding synthesis of Pd
nanocrystals with well‐controlled shapes in aqueous solutions. In a solution‐phase …

Monodisperse single-crystalline sub-10 nm Pt− Pd nanotetrahedrons (NTs) and nanocubes
(NCs) were synthesized with high shape selectivity via one-pot hydrothermal routes with …

A review is presented of the design and application of genetic algorithms for the geometry
optimisation of clusters and nanoparticles, where the interactions between atoms, ions or …