AUTHOR=Lin Jiahui , Wei Huixian , Su Jingtao , Li Xinyuan , Huang Jintao , Anwer Shoaib , Liang Shuyu , Cong Guangtao , Xu Linli , Lu Fushen , Ji Muwei TITLE=Editorial: Functional units of nanocrystals: Synthesis, tailoring, and applications JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.1087379 DOI=10.3389/fchem.2022.1087379 ISSN=2296-2646