Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain
the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in
Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles
and JavaScript.
Nanoparticle synthesis refers to methods for creating nanoparticles. Nanoparticles can be derived from larger molecules, or synthesized by ‘bottom-up’ methods that, for example, nucleate and grow particles from fine molecular distributions in liquid or vapour phase. Synthesis can also include functionalization by conjugation to bioactive molecules.
Solid-phase synthesis strategy is promising for fabricating desired complex metal nanoparticles on supports. Here, the authors synthesize CoFe@FeOx core-shell nanoparticles as the separator coatings via precise solid-phase method which effectively regulates polysulfides for lithium/ sodium-sulfur batteries.
Expanding the library of chiral plasmonic nanoparticles will foster the development of chiroptical applications. Here, the authors apply halide-assisted differential growth to convert Au nanodisks into triskelion-shaped chiral nanoparticles with threefold rotational symmetry.
Copper doping of atomically precise gold nanoclusters is a useful strategy to tune their chemical and physical properties, but Au–Cu nanocluster alloys tend to exhibit poor stability. Here, a [Au12Cu13(Ph3P)10I7](SbF6)2 cluster is prepared and shown to display enhanced stability and fluorescence in comparison to homonuclear cluster [Au25(PPh3)10Br7](SbF6)2, in addition to promising photocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation.
Drawing inspiration from helical structures in nature, researchers have developed a cobalt-based complex able to twist and untwist, converting between nanohelix and nanowire structures.
Insufficient purification and incomplete characterization pose a serious problem for attributing photoluminescence properties to carbogenic nanodots, especially those synthesized by bottom-up approaches. Here, we provide a roadmap for the successful future of these nanodots.
