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Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals. / Zhu, Hua; Fan, Zhaochuan; Yu, Long; Wilson, Mitchell A; Nagaoka, Yasutaka; Eggert, Dennis; Cao, Can; Liu, Yuzi; Wei, Zichao; Wang, Xudong; He, Jie; Zhao, Jing; Li, Ruipeng; Wang, Zhongwu; Grünwald, Michael; Chen, Ou.

In: J AM CHEM SOC, Vol. 141, No. 14, 10.04.2019, p. 6013-6021.

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Harvard

Zhu, H, Fan, Z, Yu, L, Wilson, MA, Nagaoka, Y, Eggert, D, Cao, C, Liu, Y, Wei, Z, Wang, X, He, J, Zhao, J, Li, R, Wang, Z, Grünwald, M & Chen, O 2019, 'Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals', J AM CHEM SOC, vol. 141, no. 14, pp. 6013-6021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b01033

APA

Zhu, H., Fan, Z., Yu, L., Wilson, M. A., Nagaoka, Y., Eggert, D., Cao, C., Liu, Y., Wei, Z., Wang, X., He, J., Zhao, J., Li, R., Wang, Z., Grünwald, M., & Chen, O. (2019). Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals. J AM CHEM SOC, 141(14), 6013-6021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b01033

Vancouver

Zhu H, Fan Z, Yu L, Wilson MA, Nagaoka Y, Eggert D et al. Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals. J AM CHEM SOC. 2019 Apr 10;141(14):6013-6021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b01033

Bibtex

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title = "Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals",
abstract = "Self-assembly of nanocrystals is a promising route for creating macroscale materials that derive function from the properties of their nanoscale building blocks. While much progress has been made assembling nanocrystals into different superlattices, controlling the relative orientations of nanocrystals in those lattices remains a challenge. Here, we combine experiments with computer simulations to study the self-assembly of patchy heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of near-spherical quantum dots decorated with regular arrangements of small gold satellites, into close-packed superlattices with pronounced orientational alignment of HNCs. Our simulations indicate that the orientational alignment is caused by van der Waals interactions between gold patches and is sensitive to the interparticle distance in the superlattice. We demonstrate experimentally that the degree and type of orientational alignment can be controlled by changing ligand populations on HNCs. This study provides guidance for the design and fabrication of nanocrystal superlattices with enhanced structural control.",
author = "Hua Zhu and Zhaochuan Fan and Long Yu and Wilson, {Mitchell A} and Yasutaka Nagaoka and Dennis Eggert and Can Cao and Yuzi Liu and Zichao Wei and Xudong Wang and Jie He and Jing Zhao and Ruipeng Li and Zhongwu Wang and Michael Gr{\"u}nwald and Ou Chen",
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RIS

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T1 - Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals

AU - Zhu, Hua

AU - Fan, Zhaochuan

AU - Yu, Long

AU - Wilson, Mitchell A

AU - Nagaoka, Yasutaka

AU - Eggert, Dennis

AU - Cao, Can

AU - Liu, Yuzi

AU - Wei, Zichao

AU - Wang, Xudong

AU - He, Jie

AU - Zhao, Jing

AU - Li, Ruipeng

AU - Wang, Zhongwu

AU - Grünwald, Michael

AU - Chen, Ou

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N2 - Self-assembly of nanocrystals is a promising route for creating macroscale materials that derive function from the properties of their nanoscale building blocks. While much progress has been made assembling nanocrystals into different superlattices, controlling the relative orientations of nanocrystals in those lattices remains a challenge. Here, we combine experiments with computer simulations to study the self-assembly of patchy heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of near-spherical quantum dots decorated with regular arrangements of small gold satellites, into close-packed superlattices with pronounced orientational alignment of HNCs. Our simulations indicate that the orientational alignment is caused by van der Waals interactions between gold patches and is sensitive to the interparticle distance in the superlattice. We demonstrate experimentally that the degree and type of orientational alignment can be controlled by changing ligand populations on HNCs. This study provides guidance for the design and fabrication of nanocrystal superlattices with enhanced structural control.

AB - Self-assembly of nanocrystals is a promising route for creating macroscale materials that derive function from the properties of their nanoscale building blocks. While much progress has been made assembling nanocrystals into different superlattices, controlling the relative orientations of nanocrystals in those lattices remains a challenge. Here, we combine experiments with computer simulations to study the self-assembly of patchy heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of near-spherical quantum dots decorated with regular arrangements of small gold satellites, into close-packed superlattices with pronounced orientational alignment of HNCs. Our simulations indicate that the orientational alignment is caused by van der Waals interactions between gold patches and is sensitive to the interparticle distance in the superlattice. We demonstrate experimentally that the degree and type of orientational alignment can be controlled by changing ligand populations on HNCs. This study provides guidance for the design and fabrication of nanocrystal superlattices with enhanced structural control.

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DO - 10.1021/jacs.9b01033

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