Noble-metal based random alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals: syntheses and applications

M Zhou, C Li, J Fang - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Strain and surface engineering of multicomponent metallic nanomaterials with unconventional phases

Q Yao, Z Yu, L Li, X Huang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent metallic nanomaterials with unconventional phases show great prospects in
electrochemical energy storage and conversion, owing to unique crystal structures and …

Bimetallic nanocrystals: syntheses, properties, and applications

KD Gilroy, A Ruditskiy, HC Peng, D Qin, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Achieving mastery over the synthesis of metal nanocrystals has emerged as one of the
foremost scientific endeavors in recent years. This intense interest stems from the fact that …

Seed‐mediated growth of colloidal metal nanocrystals

Y Xia, KD Gilroy, HC Peng, X Xia - … Chemie International Edition, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Seed‐mediated growth is a powerful and versatile approach for the synthesis of colloidal
metal nanocrystals. The vast allure of this approach mainly stems from the staggering …

Nanointerface chemistry: lattice-mismatch-directed synthesis and application of hybrid nanocrystals

J Liu, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the past decades, great strides have been made in the synthesis of hybrid nanocrystals
(HNCs) consisting of two or more disparate subunits (such as metals and/or …

Intermetallic nanocrystals: syntheses and catalytic applications

Y Yan, JS Du, KD Gilroy, D Yang, Y Xia… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
At the forefront of nanochemistry, there exists a research endeavor centered around
intermetallic nanocrystals, which are unique in terms of long‐range atomic ordering, well …

One-dimensional metal nanostructures: from colloidal syntheses to applications

D Huo, MJ Kim, Z Lyu, Y Shi, BJ Wiley, Y Xia - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Review offers a comprehensive review of the colloidal synthesis, mechanistic
understanding, physicochemical properties, and applications of one-dimensional (1D) metal …

Shape-controlled synthesis of colloidal metal nanocrystals: thermodynamic versus kinetic products

Y Xia, X Xia, HC Peng - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015 - ACS Publications
This Perspective provides a contemporary understanding of the shape evolution of colloidal
metal nanocrystals under thermodynamically and kinetically controlled conditions. It has …

Engineering ordered and nonordered porous noble metal nanostructures: synthesis, assembly, and their applications in electrochemistry

C Zhu, D Du, A Eychmüller, Y Lin - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Novel self-assembled architectures have received significant interest in nanoscience and
nanotechnology. A large variety of nanostructures involving optimized sizes, morphologies …

High-yield seeded growth of monodisperse pentatwinned gold nanoparticles through thermally induced seed twinning

A Sánchez-Iglesias, N Winckelmans… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We show that thermal treatment of small Au seeds results in extensive twinning and a
subsequent drastic improvement in the yield (> 85%) of formation of pentatwinned …