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

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Nanoparticle assembly is a complex and versatile method of generating new materials,
capable of using thousands of different combinations of particle size, shape, composition …

Nanoparticle assembly has been proposed as an ideal means to program the hierarchical
organization of a material by using a selection of nanoscale components to build the entire …

Conspectus Over the past decade, the impressive development of metal halide perovskites
(MHPs) has made them leading candidates for applications in photovoltaics (PVs), X-ray …

Colloidal nanocrystals are successfully used as nanoscale building blocks for creating
hierarchical solids with structures that range from amorphous networks to sophisticated …

BACKGROUND Composites comprising nanoscale particles embedded in a second phase
(or matrix) create exciting opportunities to design functional materials with strong coupling …

To develop next-generation lightweight, high-strength, and tough materials, new materials
design strategies must be established. Nacre, consisting of 95 vol.% inorganic plates …

A flexible hard coating for foldable displays is realized by the highly cross‐linked siloxane
hybrid using structure–property relationships in organic–inorganic hybridization. Glass‐like …

Inorganic nanocrystal gels retain distinct properties of individual nanocrystals while offering
tunable, network-structure-dependent characteristics. We review different mechanisms for …