Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the emerging field of nanotechnology. Their
unique and tunable size-dependent properties (in the range 1–100 nm) make these …

The development of new functional materials builds on an understanding of the intricate
relationship between material structure and properties, and structural characterization is a …

Powder X-ray diffraction techniques largely benefit from the superior beam quality provided
by high-brilliance synchrotron light sources in terms of photon flux and angular resolution …

WO 3 nanorods as electrode material are synthesized using the hydrothermal method. X-ray
Diffraction pattern confirmed the pure phase development of as-prepared material. Further …

Perovskite oxides with general composition ABO3 are a large group of inorganic materials
that can contain a variety of cations from all parts of the Periodic Table and that have diverse …

The concept of secondary building units (SBUs) is central to all science on metal‐organic
frameworks (MOFs), and they are widely used to design new MOF materials. However, the …

The known crystal structures of solids often correspond to the most thermodynamically
stable arrangement of atoms. Yet, oftentimes there exist a richly diverse set of alternative …

The synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles in organic solvents, so‐called nonaqueous (or
nonhydrolytic) processes represent powerful alternatives to aqueous approaches and have …

A library of thio-and selenourea derivatives is used to adjust the kinetics of PbE (E= S, Se)
nanocrystal formation across a 1000-fold range (kr= 10− 1 to 10− 4 s− 1), at several …

Nucleation phenomena are of critical importance in numerous areas of science and
everyday life. For decades the prevailing models to explain nucleation have been based on …