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ReviewNature reviews. Chemistry2020

Phase engineering of nanomaterials.

Ye Chen, Zhuangchai Lai, Xiao Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Qiyuan He, Chaoliang Tan, Hua Zhang

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Review in Nature reviews. Chemistry, 2020. 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 96 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ye ChenCenter for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0821-7469
Zhuangchai LaiCenter for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8743-6568
Xiao ZhangCenter for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Zhanxi FanDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Qiyuan HeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9083-8285
Chaoliang TanCenter for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Hua ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. hua.zhang@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9518-740X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phase has emerged as an important structural parameter - in addition to composition, morphology, architecture, facet, size and dimensionality - that determines the properties and functionalities of nanomaterials. In particular, unconventional phases in nanomaterials that are unattainable in the bulk state can potentially endow nanomaterials with intriguing properties and innovative applications. Great progress has been made in the phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN), including synthesis of nanomaterials with unconventional phases and phase transformation of nanomaterials. This Review provides an overview on the recent progress in PEN. We discuss various strategies used to synthesize nanomaterials with unconventional phases and induce phase transformation of nanomaterials, by taking noble metals and layered transition metal dichalcogenides as typical examples. Moreover, we also highlight recent advances in the preparation of amorphous nanomaterials, amorphous-crystalline and crystal phase-based hetero-nanostructures. We also provide personal perspectives on challenges and opportunities in this emerging field, including exploration of phase-dependent properties and applications, rational design of phase-based heterostructures and extension of the concept of phase engineering to a wider range of materials.

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