Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …

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 …

Controlling the alignment of metal–organic framework (MOF) particles is valueable for fully
exploiting the anisotropic properties and porous structure of these materials. Herein, we …

Self-assembly of faceted nanoparticles is a promising route for fabricating nanomaterials;
however, achieving low-dimensional assemblies of particles with tunable orientations is …

This article offers an overview of recent advances in directing self-assembly of nanoparticles
(NPs) at the interfaces between two immiscible fluids, which is aimed at emphasizing that …

We have demonstrated a facile and low-cost approach for the fabrication of binary “island”
shaped arrays (BISA) with high-density hot spots as reproducible surface-enhanced Raman …

The six-fold symmetry widely presents in both natural and artificial architectures.
Understanding the growth mechanism of six-fold symmetrical materials is of fundamental …

The impact of the particle size and wettability on the orientation and order of assemblies
obtained by self-organization of functionalized microscale polystyrene cubes at the water/air …

The expedient combination of plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) with hairy ligands gives rise to
hybrid nanomaterials with unique, tailor‐made functionalities. By adjusting the NP's …

Utilizing vacuum-tuned-atmosphere induced dip coating method, we achieve the cross-
dimensional macroscopic diverse self-assemblies by using one building block with one …