Anisotropy is an important and widely present characteristic of materials that provides
desired direction-dependent properties. In particular, the introduction of anisotropy into …

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

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been extensively explored as magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) contrast agents. With the increasing complexity in the structure of modern …

With the advent of graphene, the most studied of all two-dimensional materials, many
inorganic analogues have been synthesized and are being exploited for novel applications …

In the past two decades, the synthetic development of magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) has
been intensively explored for both fundamental scientific research and technological …

Permanent magnets based on hard hexaferrite represent the largest family of magnets being
used today by volume. They generate moderate remanence induction, but present crucial …

Nanomaterials have, by definition, one or more dimension in the nanometer scale (≤ 100
nm) range and subsequently show novel properties from their bulk materials. The synthesis …

Laser ablation in liquid (LAL) has received considerable attention over the last decade, and
is gradually becoming an irreplaceable technique to synthesize nanocrystals and fabricate …

Semiconductor photocatalysis has received much attention as a potential solution to the
worldwide energy shortage and for counteracting environmental degradation. This article …

The tremendous interest in magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is reflected in published
research that ranges from novel methods of synthesis of unique nanoparticle shapes and …