Self-assembly of various building blocks has been considered as a powerful approach to
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …

The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

The rapid advancement of smart electronics has stimulated immense research interest in
non-metallic bioelectrodes with scalable yet cost-effective fabrication, harsh-environment …

Solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) formed inside an electrochemical cell by polymerization of a
liquid precursor provide a promising strategy for overcoming problems with electrolyte …

Lead halide perovskites hold promise for photonic devices, due to their superior
optoelectronic properties. However, their use is limited by poor stability and toxicity. We …

A recurring challenge in the field of nanocomposites is to control the spatial distribution of
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …

The field of plasmonics has become one of the most interesting and active research areas in
nanotechnology, enabling numerous fundamental studies and applications in a variety of …

Mechanical properties of materials have long been one of the most fundamental and studied
areas of materials science for a myriad of applications. Recently, mechanical metamaterials …

Anisotropic nanoparticles are ideal building blocks for a variety of functional materials due to
their unique and anisotropic optical, electronic, magnetic and mechanical properties …

Block copolymers have attracted increasing interest due to their ability to self-organize at
nanometer scales. 1-18 When the strength of the repulsive interaction between blocks is …