Planar Gold Nanoparticle Clusters as Microscale Mirrors

Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Exfoliated and Functionalized Calcium Niobate Nanosheets in Water and Methanol

“…21 Dispersed niobate sheets can serve as nanoscale templates for self-assembled nanostructures. [22][23][24][25] We recently showed that sheets derived from KCa 2 Nb 3 O 10 can be functionalized with 3-aminopropyl(trimethoxy)silane (APS), in which silicon is thought to covalently bond to oxygen on the niobate surface. 23 The other end of APS has a positively charged NH 3 + group to which negatively charged ligand-capped metal or semiconductor nanoparticles can be electrostatically attached.…”

Colloidal Crystal Beads as Supports for Biomolecular Screening

“…Recently, the reflection spectrum of a one-dimensional photonic crystal was proposed as a new encoding element. [11,12] The spectra come from the physical structure of the carriers, and therefore these codes are extremely stable compared with the organic or fluorescent dyes. However, it is inconvenient that 1D photonic crystal microcarriers have to be properly dispersed and correctly orientated to avoid stacking or standing of the flakes during the decoding process.…”

Toward Greener Nanosynthesis

“…[293][294][295][296] Ordered structures arise primarily through self-assembly processes, although other techniques such as atomic layer deposition and lithographic methods are finding their place within nanoscience as they become more refined and less resource intensive. Self-assembly stands as the greenest method of creating ordered structures, as it uses minimal materials, consumes negligible amounts of energy, and is often self-passivating, with a tremendous ability to correct defects as the most thermodynamically stable configuration is achieved.…”