Self-assembly at water–oil interfaces has been shown to be a cheap, convenient and
efficient route to obtain densely packed layers of plasmonic nanoparticles which have small …

Flexible and transparent surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates have long
been sought-after for nondestructive detection of analytes on nonplanar surfaces, but there …

Gold Janus nanomaterials have a tremendous significance for the novel bifunctional
materials, significantly expanding the application scope of gold nanomaterials, especially …

It is greatly significant to remove organic dyes and antibiotics in water because they are
extremely harmful for human health and environment. In this work, we successfully …

Ammonia is increasingly deemed a significant, green sustainable fuel which requires a large
number of detection devices. In this study, ultrathin AuNWs/PEDOT: PSS Janus films had …

Oxygen defects play a crucial role in a variety of functional transition metal oxides, ranging
from photocatalytic materials to photoelectric devices. Tungsten oxide (WO3− x) is a type of …

Metamaterial absorbers have attracted much attention due to their unique ability to achieve
nearly perfect absorption in compact structures. Most of the reported metamaterial absorbers …

Tuning the properties of optical metamaterials in real time is one of the grand challenges of
photonics. Being able to do so will enable a class of adaptive photonic materials for use in …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been extensively utilized in various fields such as
sensors, life sciences, and catalysis. In this study, AuNPs were synthesized using a …

Surface patterning of inorganic nanoparticles through site-selective functionalization with
mixed-ligand shells or additional inorganic material is an intriguing approach to developing …