Design and Application of Inorganic Nanoparticle Superstructures: Current Status and Future challenges

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 7; no. 15; pp. 2133 - 2146
• Main Authors: Gao, Yan, Tang, Zhiyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 08.08.2011; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Devices; DNA; DNA - chemistry; Electronics; inorganic nanoparticles; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology - methods; Photonics; polymeric materials; Polymers - chemistry; Recording; Self assembly; structure-property relationships; Superstructures

Self‐assembly of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures, which is used as a general way to integrate functional inorganic NPs into macroscale devices, has attracted much research interest. This review will summarize the recent progress and discuss future challenges of the inorganic NP su...