Light-enabled reversible self-assembly and tunable optical properties of stable hairy nanoparticles

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 115; no. 7; pp. E1391 - E1400
• Main Authors: Chen, Yihuang, Wang, Zewei, He, Yanjie, Yoon, Young Jun, Jung, Jaehan, Zhang, Guangzhao, Lin, Zhiqun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 13.02.2018
• Series: PNAS Plus
• Subjects: Anchoring; Assemblies; Biotechnology; Block copolymers; Catalysis; Chemical synthesis; Copolymers; Crystallization; Dismantling; Ferroelectric materials; Ferroelectricity; Hydrophobicity; Magnetic resonance; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Optical properties; Optics; Optoelectronics; pH effects; Physical Sciences; PNAS Plus; Polarity; Polymers; Reaction kinetics; Resonance absorption; Self-assembly; Strategy; Surface plasmon resonance; Upconversion; Wavelengths; photoresponsive polymers; nanoreactor; stable hairy nanoparticles; reversible self-assembly; tunable optical properties

The ability to dynamically organize functional nanoparticles (NPs) via the use of environmental triggers (temperature, pH, light, or solvent polarity) opens up important perspectives for rapid and convenient construction of a rich variety of complex assemblies and materials with new structures and f...