| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1954 |
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| Author | Search for: Nie, Zhihong; Search for: Fava, Daniele; Search for: Kumacheva, Eugenia; Search for: Zou, Shan; Search for: Walker, Gilbert C.; Search for: Rubinstein, Michael |
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Abstract | Organized arrays of anisotropic nanoparticles show electronic and optical properties that originate from the coupling of shape-dependent properties of the individual nanorods. The organization of nanorods in a controllable and predictable way provides a route to the fabrication of new materials and functional devices. So far, significant progress has been achieved in the self-assembly of nanorod arrays, yet the realization of a range of different structures requires changing the surface chemistry of the nanoparticles. We organized metal nanorods in structures with varying geometries by using a striking analogy between amphiphilic ABA triblock copolymers and the hydrophilic nanorods tethered with hydrophobic polymer chains at both ends. The self-assembly was tuneable and reversible and it was achieved solely by changing the solvent quality for the constituent blocks. This approach provides a new route to the organization of anisotropic nanoparticles by using the strategies that are established for the self-assembly of block copolymers. |
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| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
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| Publisher | Springer Nature |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NRC publication | This is a non-NRC publication"Non-NRC publications" are publications authored by NRC employees prior to their employment by NRC. |
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| Record identifier | c77cfbe9-2539-4eed-88c7-22c3e12d8b03 |
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| Record created | 2019-04-15 |
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| Record modified | 2020-05-10 |
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