Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (NPs) are attractive nanomaterials in the field of material
science, chemistry, and physics because of their valuable properties, such as soft …

Chemical methods developed over the past two decades enable preparation of colloidal
nanocrystals with uniform size and shape. These Brownian objects readily order into …

X-ray scattering is a structural characterization tool that has impacted diverse fields of study.
It is unique in its ability to examine materials in real time and under realistic sample …

Magnetic nanoparticles have received tremendous attention in diverse fields because of
their unique nanoscale physicochemical properties and the potential for a wide range of …

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a trace detection technique that extends
even to single molecule detection. Its potential application to the noninvasive recognition of …

Nanoparticles exist far from the equilibrium state due to their high surface energy.
Nanoparticles are therefore extremely unstable and easily change themselves or react with …

Throughout the 19th and 20th century, chirality has mostly been associated with chemistry.
However, while chirality can be very useful for understanding molecules, molecules are not …

One may discover a stone tool by chance but it takes more than luck to make a car or cell
phone. With the advance of nanoscience, the synthesis of increasingly sophisticated …

Nanoparticles are known to self-assemble into larger structures through growth processes
that typically occur continuously and depend on the uniformity of the individual …

Significant advances in colloidal synthesis made in the past two decades have enabled the
preparation of high quality nanoparticles with well-controlled sizes, shapes, and …