Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Optical metamaterials are artificially engineered architectures that exhibit desired optical
properties not found in nature. Bespoke design requires the ability to define shape, size …

Photocontrollable liquid-crystalline block copolymers have exhibited remarkable light-
response properties, due to their unique features elegantly combining mesogenic ordering …

Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have unique optical properties such as transverse and longitudinal
localized surface plasmon resonance (T‐and L‐LSPR). As the L‐LSPR absorption depends …

Controlling complexity in assemblies of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles has the
potential to expand the utilization of photonic devices into wavelength regimes that are …

Block copolymer nanocomposites with precise organization of nanorods are promising
candidates for construction of orientation-dependent materials. Realizing position-and …

One‐dimensional assemblies of metal nanoparticles (NPs) may represent an interesting
plasmonic superstructure, in which localized surface plasmon resonance of individual NPs …

The self-assembly process of metal nanoparticles has aroused wide attention due to its low
cost and simplicity. However, most of the recently reported self-assembly systems only …

The collective properties of ordered ensembles of anisotropically shaped nanoparticles
depend on the morphology of organization. Here, we describe the utilization of block …

Hypothesis Chemically or physically distinct patches can be induced on the micelles of
amphiphilic block copolymers, which facilitate directional binding for the creation of …