Hybrid nanostructures are a class of materials that are typically composed of two or more
different components, in which each component has at least one dimension on the …

Hybrid nanostructures composed of semiconductor and plasmonic metal components are
receiving extensive attention. They display extraordinary optical characteristics that are …

Inorganic materials with controllable shapes have been an intensely studied subject in
nanoscience over the past decades. Control over novel and anisotropic shapes of inorganic …

Semiconductor nanostructures with photocatalytic activity have the potential for many
applications including remediation of environmental pollutants and use in antibacterial …

Six kinds of ZrO2 supports (ZR X, X= 1–6) with different crystal structures (monoclinic ZrO2:
m-ZrO2; tetragonal ZrO2: t-ZrO2; and mixed-phase of monoclinic and tetragonal ZrO2: mix …

Compared with the conventional deposition techniques used for the epitaxial growth of
metallic structures on a bulk substrate, wet-chemical synthesis based on the dispersible …

Abstract One-dimensional (1D) ZnO nanostructures have been studied intensively and
extensively over the last decade not only for their remarkable chemical and physical …

The precise alignment of multiple layers of metal–organic framework (MOF) thin films, or
MOF‐on‐MOF films, over macroscopic length scales is presented. The MOF‐on‐MOF films …

We successfully synthesized Au− ZnO hybrid nanoparticles with a novel hexagonal pyramid-
like structure. The growth process of the as-prepared hybrid nanopyramids is clearly …

One frontier approach of colloidal chemistry to nanoscale entities capable to exhibit
enhanced or even unconventional physical–chemical properties as well as diversified …