The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an atomic-level method to
determine the chemical structure, 3D structure and dynamics of solids and semi-solids. This …

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

Pathogenic bacteria infection is a serious threat to human public health due to the high
morbidity and mortality rates. Nano delivery system for delivering antibiotics provides an …

Anisotropic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have very important and unique applications in a
wide range of fields, including optical sensing, biomedicine, and chemical catalysis, among …

Understanding the interactions between amines and the surface of gold nanoparticles is
important because of their role in the stabilization of the nanosystems, in the formation of the …

Ligands are the quintessential synthesis tool in the preparation of colloidal metal catalysts,
allowing for the rational design of nanostructured surfaces with high activity and selectivity …

Gold nanoparticles used in many types of nanostructure are mostly stabilized by citrate
ligands. Fully understanding their dynamic surface chemistry is thus essential for …

Deciphering the molecular pictures of the multi‐component and non‐periodic organic‐
inorganic interlayer is a grand technical challenge. Here we show that the atomic …

Atomically precise copper nanoclusters have recently attracted tremendous attention, as
they often exhibit structures and properties distinct to their gold and silver counterparts …