Colloidal Self-Assembly Approaches to Smart Nanostructured Materials

• Published in: Chemical reviews Vol. 122; no. 5; pp. 4976 - 5067
• Main Authors: Li, Zhiwei, Fan, Qingsong, Yin, Yadong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 09.03.2022
• Subjects: Active control; Chemists; colloidal properties; Colloiding; colloids; Colloids - chemistry; Crystal growth; Crystallization; crystals; dimensions; Electronic devices; Environmental changes; equations; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanostructure; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures - chemistry; particles; prediction; Self-assembly; Smart materials; Stimuli; Superstructures

Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are controlled by not only nanoparticle property but also the superstructure symmetry, orientation, phase, and dimension. Th...