Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals

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Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals. / Zhu, Hua; Fan, Zhaochuan; Song, Siyuan; Eggert, Dennis; Liu, Yuzi; Shi, Wenwu; Yuan, Yucheng; Kim, Kyung-Suk; Grünwald, Michael; Chen, Ou.

in: ACS NANO, Jahrgang 16, Nr. 9, 27.09.2022, S. 15053-15062.

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Zhu, H, Fan, Z, Song, S, Eggert, D, Liu, Y, Shi, W, Yuan, Y, Kim, K-S, Grünwald, M & Chen, O 2022, 'Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals', ACS NANO, Jg. 16, Nr. 9, S. 15053-15062. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c06167

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Zhu, H., Fan, Z., Song, S., Eggert, D., Liu, Y., Shi, W., Yuan, Y., Kim, K-S., Grünwald, M., & Chen, O. (2022). Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals. ACS NANO, 16(9), 15053-15062. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c06167

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@article{392921ebf56f45ac8b81ea62e8dbb1d1,
title = "Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals",
abstract = "Advances in the synthesis and self-assembly of nanocrystals have enabled researchers to create a plethora of different nanoparticle superlattices. But while many superlattices with complex types of translational order have been realized, rotational order of nanoparticle building blocks within the lattice is more difficult to achieve. Self-assembled superstructures with atomically coherent nanocrystal lattices, which are desirable due to their exceptional electronic and optical properties, have been fabricated only for a few selected systems. Here, we combine experiments with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the self-assembly of heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of a near-spherical quantum dot (QD) host decorated with a small number of epitaxially grown gold nanocrystal (Au NC) {"}patches{"}. Self-assembly of these HNCs results in face-centered-cubic (fcc) superlattices with well-defined orientational relationships between the atomic lattices of both QD hosts and Au patches. MD simulations indicate that the observed dual atomic coherence is linked to the number, size, and relative positions of gold patches. This study provides a strategy for the design and fabrication of NC superlattices with large structural complexity and delicate orientational order.",
author = "Hua Zhu and Zhaochuan Fan and Siyuan Song and Dennis Eggert and Yuzi Liu and Wenwu Shi and Yucheng Yuan and Kyung-Suk Kim and Michael Gr{\"u}nwald and Ou Chen",
year = "2022",
month = sep,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1021/acsnano.2c06167",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
pages = "15053--15062",
journal = "ACS NANO",
issn = "1936-0851",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
number = "9",

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T1 - Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals

AU - Zhu, Hua

AU - Fan, Zhaochuan

AU - Song, Siyuan

AU - Eggert, Dennis

AU - Liu, Yuzi

AU - Shi, Wenwu

AU - Yuan, Yucheng

AU - Kim, Kyung-Suk

AU - Grünwald, Michael

AU - Chen, Ou

PY - 2022/9/27

Y1 - 2022/9/27

N2 - Advances in the synthesis and self-assembly of nanocrystals have enabled researchers to create a plethora of different nanoparticle superlattices. But while many superlattices with complex types of translational order have been realized, rotational order of nanoparticle building blocks within the lattice is more difficult to achieve. Self-assembled superstructures with atomically coherent nanocrystal lattices, which are desirable due to their exceptional electronic and optical properties, have been fabricated only for a few selected systems. Here, we combine experiments with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the self-assembly of heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of a near-spherical quantum dot (QD) host decorated with a small number of epitaxially grown gold nanocrystal (Au NC) "patches". Self-assembly of these HNCs results in face-centered-cubic (fcc) superlattices with well-defined orientational relationships between the atomic lattices of both QD hosts and Au patches. MD simulations indicate that the observed dual atomic coherence is linked to the number, size, and relative positions of gold patches. This study provides a strategy for the design and fabrication of NC superlattices with large structural complexity and delicate orientational order.

AB - Advances in the synthesis and self-assembly of nanocrystals have enabled researchers to create a plethora of different nanoparticle superlattices. But while many superlattices with complex types of translational order have been realized, rotational order of nanoparticle building blocks within the lattice is more difficult to achieve. Self-assembled superstructures with atomically coherent nanocrystal lattices, which are desirable due to their exceptional electronic and optical properties, have been fabricated only for a few selected systems. Here, we combine experiments with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to study the self-assembly of heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of a near-spherical quantum dot (QD) host decorated with a small number of epitaxially grown gold nanocrystal (Au NC) "patches". Self-assembly of these HNCs results in face-centered-cubic (fcc) superlattices with well-defined orientational relationships between the atomic lattices of both QD hosts and Au patches. MD simulations indicate that the observed dual atomic coherence is linked to the number, size, and relative positions of gold patches. This study provides a strategy for the design and fabrication of NC superlattices with large structural complexity and delicate orientational order.

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DO - 10.1021/acsnano.2c06167

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SP - 15053

EP - 15062

JO - ACS NANO

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