Creating two self-assembly micro-environments to achieve supercrystals with dual structures using polyhedral nanoparticles

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 2769 - 8
• Main Authors: Lee, Yih Hong, Lay, Chee Leng, Shi, Wenxiong, Lee, Hiang Kwee, Yang, Yijie, Li, Shuzhou, Ling, Xing Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.07.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/133; 147/135; 639/301/357/354; 639/638/541/966; 639/638/542/969; Bulk density; Crystal structure; Cubes; Drying; Energy conservation; Evaporation; Humanities and Social Sciences; Interfacial energy; Ions; Monolayers; Morphology; Mud-water interfaces; multidisciplinary; Nanoparticles; Polyhedra; Raman spectra; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Self-assembly; Solvents

Organizing nanoparticles into supercrystals comprising multiple structures remains challenging. Here, we achieve one assembly with dual structures for Ag polyhedral building blocks, comprising truncated cubes, cuboctahedra, truncated octahedra, and octahedra. We create two micro-environments in a so...