Harnessing interparticle spatial properties of surface assembly of nanoparticles (SAN) on
flexible substrates is a rapidly emerging front of research in the design and fabrication of …

Although solvent–ligand interactions play a major role in nanocrystal synthesis, dispersion
formulation, and assembly, there is currently no direct method to study this. Here we …

The surface ligands of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are central for determining their
properties and for their flexible implementation in diverse applications. Thus far, the …

Surface ligands of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) play key roles in determining their
colloidal stability and physicochemical properties and are thus enablers also for the NCs …

Immense field enhancement and nanoscale confinement of light are possible within
nanoparticle-on-mirror (NPoM) plasmonic resonators, which enable novel optically activated …

The self-assembly of O-(2-Mercaptoethyl)-O'-methyl-hexa (ethylene glycol)(EG7) on gold
substrates produces monolayers whose structure should depend primarily on the solvents …

The tuning of the optical properties of pyrene, immobilized on alumina nanoparticle
surfaces, is demonstrated. To this end, phosphonic acid functionalized pyrene derivatives …

Precise control over the ratio of perylene bisimide (PBI) monomers and aggregates,
immobilized on alumina nanoparticle (NP) surfaces, is demonstrated. Towards this goal …

The ability to control the properties of monolayer protected gold nanoparticles (MPNPs)
discloses unrevealed features stemming from collective properties of the ligands forming the …

Microcantilever transducers can be valuable tools for the investigation of physicochemical
processes in organized molecular films. Gold-coated cantilevers are used here to …