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Liu, T.; Nikhil, R.; Nakouzi, E.; Legg, B. A.; Chun, J.; Liu, L.; Schenter, G. K.; De Yoreo, J. J.; Anovitz, L. M.; Stack, A. G. Molecular Mechanisms of Sorbed ion Effects During Boehmite Particle Aggregation. Langmuir . 2024, 40(17), 8791-8805. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03532 Classical theories...

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Chen, Q.; X. Zhang. Nanoparticle Self-Assemblies with Modern Complexity. MRS Bulletin , 2024, 49, 310-318. DOI: 10.1557/s43577-024-00700-1 Thanks to decades of tireless efforts, nanoparticle assemblies have reached an extremely high level of controllability, sophistication, and complexity, with new...

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