Shape-dependent ordering of gold nanocrystals into large-scale superlattices

Ordered self-assembly is a promising way to realize collective properties in nanocrystals, but reliable routes to such macroscopic structures are missing. Here the authors make cm-scale ordered superlattice films from gold nanoclusters, correlating film properties with the shape of the building bloc...

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Main Authors: Jianxiao Gong, Richmond S. Newman, Michael Engel, Man Zhao, Fenggang Bian, Sharon C. Glotzer, Zhiyong Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14038