title: Recent Progress in Syntheses and Applications of Dumbbell-like Nanoparticles.
abstract: This paper reviews the recent research progress in syntheses and applications of dumbbell-like nanoparticles. It first describes the general synthesis of dumbbell-like nanoparticles containing noble metal and magnetic NPs/or quantum dots. It then outlines the interesting optical and magnetic properties found in these dumbbell nanoparticles. The review further highlights several exciting application potentials of these nanoparticles in catalysis and biomedicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (USA).
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chenjie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Shouheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun