Polymer patching on inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) enables multifunctionality and directed
self-assembly into nonclosely packed optical and mechanical metamaterials. However …

The crystallization of materials from a suspension determines the structure and function of
the final product, and numerous pieces of evidence have pointed out that the classical …

Over the last several decades, colloidal nanoparticles have evolved into a prominent class
of building blocks for materials design. Important advances include the synthesis of uniform …

In various domains spanning materials synthesis, chemical catalysis, life sciences, and
energy materials, in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods exert a profound …

A fundamental assumption of the classical theories of crystal nucleation is that the individual
molecules from the “old” phase associate to an emerging nucleus individually and …

Nanoparticles (NPs) and their assembled superlattices (SLs) enable the study of mesoscale
phenomena and rational design of metamaterials for various applications. In these …