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The ASTRA Toolbox: A platform for advanced algorithm development in electron tomography by van Aarle, Wim, Palenstijn, Willem Jan, De Beenhouwer, Jan, Altantzis, Thomas, Bals, Sara, Batenburg, K. Joost, Sijbers, Jan

“…We present the ASTRA Toolbox as an open platform for 3D image reconstruction in tomography. Most of the software tools that are currently used in electron…”
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Highly Emissive Divalent-Ion-Doped Colloidal CsPb1-xMxBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals through Cation Exchange by van der Stam, Ward, Geuchies, Jaco J, Altantzis, Thomas, van den Bos, Karel H W, Meeldijk, Johannes D, Van Aert, Sandra, Bals, Sara, Vanmaekelbergh, Daniel, de Mello Donega, Celso

“…Colloidal CsPbX3 (X = Br, Cl, and I) perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have emerged as promising phosphors and solar cell materials due to their remarkable…”
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Dopant-induced electron localization drives CO2 reduction to C2 hydrocarbons by Zhou, Yansong, Che, Fanglin, Liu, Min, Zou, Chengqin, Liang, Zhiqin, De Luna, Phil, Yuan, Haifeng, Li, Jun, Wang, Zhiqiang, Xie, Haipeng, Li, Hongmei, Chen, Peining, Bladt, Eva, Quintero-Bermudez, Rafael, Sham, Tsun-Kong, Bals, Sara, Hofkens, Johan, Sinton, David, Chen, Gang, Sargent, Edward H.

“…The electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to multi-carbon products has attracted much attention because it provides an avenue to the synthesis of value-added…”
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From Precursor Powders to CsPbX3 Perovskite Nanowires: One‐Pot Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, and Oriented Self‐Assembly by Tong, Yu, Bohn, Bernhard J., Bladt, Eva, Wang, Kun, Müller‐Buschbaum, Peter, Bals, Sara, Urban, Alexander S., Polavarapu, Lakshminarayana, Feldmann, Jochen

“…The colloidal synthesis and assembly of semiconductor nanowires continues to attract a great deal of interest. Herein, we describe the single‐step…”
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Three-Dimensional Nanoparticle Transformations Captured by an Electron Microscope by Albrecht, Wiebke, Van Aert, Sandra, Bals, Sara

“…Conspectus Three-dimensional (3D) morphology and composition govern the properties of nanoparticles (NPs). However, due to their high surface-to-volume ratio,…”
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Micelle-directed chiral seeded growth on anisotropic gold nanocrystals by González-Rubio, Guillermo, Mosquera, Jesús, Kumar, Vished, Pedrazo-Tardajos, Adrián, Llombart, Pablo, Solís, Diego M., Lobato, Ivan, Noya, Eva G., Guerrero-Martínez, Andrés, Taboada, José M., Obelleiro, Fernando, MacDowell, Luis G., Bals, Sara, Liz-Marzán, Luis M.

“…Groovy chiral gold particles Although plasmonic optical activity can arise from chiral assemblies of gold and silver nanoparticles, there are few examples of…”
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Detection of amyloid fibrils in Parkinson’s disease using plasmonic chirality by Kumar, Jatish, Eraña, Hasier, López-Martínez, Elena, Claes, Nathalie, Martín, Víctor F., Solís, Diego M., Bals, Sara, Cortajarena, Aitziber L., Castilla, Joaquín, Liz-Marzán, Luis M.

“…Amyloid fibrils, which are closely associated with various neurodegenerative diseases, are the final products in many protein aggregation pathways. The…”
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Templated Growth of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering-Active Branched Gold Nanoparticles within Radial Mesoporous Silica Shells by Sanz-Ortiz, Marta N, Sentosun, Kadir, Bals, Sara, Liz-Marzán, Luis M

“…Noble metal nanoparticles are widely used as probes or substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), due to their characteristic plasmon resonances…”
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Manganese‐Doping‐Induced Quantum Confinement within Host Perovskite Nanocrystals through Ruddlesden–Popper Defects by Paul, Sharmistha, Bladt, Eva, Richter, Alexander F., Döblinger, Markus, Tong, Yu, Huang, He, Dey, Amrita, Bals, Sara, Debnath, Tushar, Polavarapu, Lakshminarayana, Feldmann, Jochen

“…The concept of doping Mn2+ ions into II–VI semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) was recently extended to perovskite NCs. To date, most studies on Mn2+ doped NCs…”
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Plasmon resonance of gold and silver nanoparticle arrays in the Kretschmann (attenuated total reflectance) vs. direct incidence configuration by Borah, Rituraj, Ninakanti, Rajeshreddy, Bals, Sara, Verbruggen, Sammy W.

“…While the behaviour of plasmonic solid thin films in the Kretschmann (also known as Attenuated Total Reflection, ATR) configuration is well-understood, the use…”
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Interfacial Oxidation and Photoluminescence of InP-Based Core/Shell Quantum Dots by Tessier, Mickael D, Baquero, Edwin A, Dupont, Dorian, Grigel, Valeriia, Bladt, Eva, Bals, Sara, Coppel, Yannick, Hens, Zeger, Nayral, Céline, Delpech, Fabien

“…Indium phosphide colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are emerging as an efficient cadmium-free alternative for optoelectronic applications. Recently, syntheses based…”
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Tailoring ZnSe–CdSe Colloidal Quantum Dots via Cation Exchange: From Core/Shell to Alloy Nanocrystals by Groeneveld, Esther, Witteman, Leon, Lefferts, Merel, Ke, Xiaoxing, Bals, Sara, Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf, de Mello Donega, Celso

“…We report a study of Zn2+ by Cd2+ cation exchange (CE) in colloidal ZnSe nanocrystals (NCs). Our results reveal that CE in ZnSe NCs is a thermally activated…”
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The role of MOFs in Thin-Film Nanocomposite (TFN) membranes by Van Goethem, Cédric, Verbeke, Rhea, Pfanmöller, Martin, Koschine, Tönjes, Dickmann, Marcel, Timpel-Lindner, Tanja, Egger, Werner, Bals, Sara, Vankelecom, Ivo F.J.

“…Incorporation of MOFs in interfacially polymerized Thin-Film Nanocomposite (TFN) membranes has widely been shown to result in increased membrane performance…”
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Near-Infrared Emitting CuInSe2/CuInS2 Dot Core/Rod Shell Heteronanorods by Sequential Cation Exchange by van der Stam, Ward, Bladt, Eva, Rabouw, Freddy T, Bals, Sara, de Mello Donega, Celso

“…The direct synthesis of heteronanocrystals (HNCs) combining different ternary semiconductors is challenging and has not yet been successful. Here, we report a…”
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In situ study of the formation mechanism of two-dimensional superlattices from PbSe nanocrystals by Geuchies, Jaco J., van Overbeek, Carlo, Evers, Wiel H., Goris, Bart, de Backer, Annick, Gantapara, Anjan P., Rabouw, Freddy T., Hilhorst, Jan, Peters, Joep L., Konovalov, Oleg, Petukhov, Andrei V., Dijkstra, Marjolein, Siebbeles, Laurens D. A., van Aert, Sandra, Bals, Sara, Vanmaekelbergh, Daniel

“…A real-time study of the growth of two-dimensional nanocrystal superlattices with square periodicity shows the formation mechanism leading to the oriented…”
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Interplay between Surface Chemistry, Precursor Reactivity, and Temperature Determines Outcome of ZnS Shelling Reactions on CuInS2 Nanocrystals by Berends, Anne C, van der Stam, Ward, Hofmann, Jan P, Bladt, Eva, Meeldijk, Johannes D, Bals, Sara, de Mello Donega, Celso

“…ZnS shelling of I–III–VI2 nanocrystals (NCs) invariably leads to blue-shifts in both the absorption and photoluminescence spectra. These observations imply…”
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Tunable porous nanoallotropes prepared by post-assembly etching of binary nanoparticle superlattices by Udayabhaskararao, Thumu, Altantzis, Thomas, Houben, Lothar, Coronado-Puchau, Marc, Langer, Judith, Popovitz-Biro, Ronit, Liz-Marzán, Luis M., Vuković, Lela, Král, Petr, Bals, Sara, Klajn, Rafal

“…Self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles has been used to prepare hundreds of different colloidal crystals, but almost invariably with the restriction that the…”
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Thermal Stability of Gold/Palladium Octopods Studied in Situ in 3D: Understanding Design Rules for Thermally Stable Metal Nanoparticles by Albrecht, Wiebke, Bladt, Eva, Vanrompay, Hans, Smith, Joshua D, Skrabalak, Sara E, Bals, Sara

“…Multifunctional metal nanoparticles (NPs) such as anisotropic multimetallic NPs are crucial for boosting nanomaterial-based applications. Advanced synthetic…”
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Atomic-scale determination of surface facets in gold nanorods by Goris, Bart, Bals, Sara, Van den Broek, Wouter, Carbó-Argibay, Enrique, Gómez-Graña, Sergio, Liz-Marzán, Luis M., Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf

“…The atomic structure of nanoparticles considerably influences their properties. A new methodology that is now able to measure the full three-dimensional atomic…”
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Alloy CsCdxPb1–xBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals: The Role of Surface Passivation in Preserving Composition and Blue Emission by Imran, Muhammad, Ramade, Julien, Di Stasio, Francesco, De Franco, Manuela, Buha, Joka, Van Aert, Sandra, Goldoni, Luca, Lauciello, Simone, Prato, Mirko, Infante, Ivan, Bals, Sara, Manna, Liberato

“…Various strategies have been proposed to engineer the band gap of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) while preserving their structure and composition…”
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