Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26796733›Full record

ReviewNature materials2016

The surface science of nanocrystals.

Michael A Boles, Daishun Ling, Taeghwan Hyeon, Dmitri V Talapin

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Review in Nature materials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 254 papers.

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254citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

254 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Surface Ligands in Nanocrystal Electrocatalysis: A Double-Edged Sword.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  9. A Standardized Platform for QLED Fabrication and Characterization.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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  10. Ligand Engineering for Precise Control of Ultrathin CsPbIAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  16. Chiral TiOACS applied nano materials · 2026
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  18. Crystal Structure and Morphology-Controlled Synthesis of CoACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026
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  20. Next-Generation Aerogel Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
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194 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michael A BolesUniversity of Chicago and James Franck Institute, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
Daishun LingCenter for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 151-742, Korea.
Taeghwan HyeonCenter for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 151-742, Korea.
Dmitri V TalapinUniversity of Chicago and James Franck Institute, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

All nanomaterials share a common feature of large surface-to-volume ratio, making their surfaces the dominant player in many physical and chemical processes. Surface ligands - molecules that bind to the surface - are an essential component of nanomaterial synthesis, processing and application. Understanding the structure and properties of nanoscale interfaces requires an intricate mix of concepts and techniques borrowed from surface science and coordination chemistry. Our Review elaborates these connections and discusses the bonding, electronic structure and chemical transformations at nanomaterial surfaces. We specifically focus on the role of surface ligands in tuning and rationally designing properties of functional nanomaterials. Given their importance for biomedical (imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics) and optoelectronic (light-emitting devices, transistors, solar cells) applications, we end with an assessment of application-targeted surface engineering.

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LigandsMaterials TestingNanoparticlesSurface PropertiesLigands

Identifiers

PMID26796733

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