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dc.contributor.authorGong, Jianxiao
dc.contributor.authorNewman, Richmond S
dc.contributor.authorEngel, Michael
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Man
dc.contributor.authorBian, Fenggang
dc.contributor.authorGlotzer, Sharon C
dc.contributor.authorTang, Zhiyong
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-11T04:26:02Z
dc.date.available2017-08-11T04:26:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/ncomms14038
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/172604
dc.description.abstractSelf-assembly of individual building blocks into highly ordered structures, analogous to spontaneous growth of crystals from atoms, is a promising approach to realize the collective properties of nanocrystals. Yet the ability to reliably produce macroscopic assemblies is unavailable and key factors determining assembly quality/yield are not understood. Here we report the formation of highly ordered superlattice films, with single crystalline domains of up to half a millimetre in two dimensions and thickness of up to several microns from nanocrystals with tens of nanometres in diameter. Combining experimental and computational results for gold nanocrystals in the shapes of spheres, cubes, octahedra and rhombic dodecahedra, we investigate the entire self-assembly process from disordered suspensions to large-scale ordered superlattices induced by nanocrystal sedimentation and eventual solvent evaporation. Our findings reveal that the ultimate coherence length of superlattices strongly depends on nanocrystal shape. Factors inhibiting the formation of high-quality large-scale superlattices are explored in detail.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom14038-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto14038-9
dc.relation.ispartofjournalNature Communications
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNanotechnology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode401899
dc.titleShape-dependent ordering of gold nanocrystals into large-scale superlattices
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorTang, Zhiyong


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