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Control of nanomaterial dimensions with atomic precision through synthetic methods is essential to understanding and engineering of nanomaterials. For single-layer inorganic materials, size and shape controls have been achieved by self-assembly and surface ...
Weinheim2024Long live(d) CsPbBr3 superlattices: colloidal atomic layer deposition for structural stability
Raffaella Buonsanti, Philippe Benjamin Green, Alexander Nicolas Chen, Victoria Lapointe
Superlattice formation afforded by metal halide perovskite nanocrystals has been a phenomenon of interest due to the high structural order induced in these self-assemblies, an order that is influenced by the surface chemistry and particle morphology of the ...
Cambridge2024A Versatile Approach to Stabilize Liquid-Liquid Interfaces using Surfactant Self-Assembly
Stabilizing liquid-liquid interfaces, whether between miscible or immiscible liquids, is crucial for a wide range of applications, including energy storage, microreactors, and biomimetic structures. In this study, a versatile approach for stabilizing the w ...
Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024Plasmonically enhanced molecular junctions for investigation of atomic-scale fluctuations in self-assembled monolayers
Molecular junctions represent a fascinating frontier in the realm of nanotechnology and are one of thesmallest optoelectronic devices possible, consisting of individual molecules or a group of moleculesthat serve as the active element sandwiched between co ...
EPFL2024Nanogels with Metal‐Organic Cages as Functional Crosslinks
A dinuclear metal-organic cage with four acrylate side chains was prepared by self-assembly. Precipitation polymerization of the cage with N-isopropylacrylamide yielded a thermoresponsive nanogel. The host properties of the cage were retained within the ge ...
2024Palladium-based supramolecular assemblies: from complex structures to water-soluble anion-receptors
The combination of palladium salts and bipyridyl ligands can lead to the formation of a large variety of coordination complexes, with different shapes and sizes, displaying a very versatile host-guest chemistry. Increasing their structural complexity remai ...
EPFL2024Development of Hyphenated Analytical Techniques using spICP-MS for Online Characterization of Metallic Nanoparticles in Aerosols
The presence of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) in aerosols has raised concern about their fate in the environment through natural processes and anthropological activities. The state-of-the-art technologies for direct aerosol characterization cannot reach rea ...
EPFL2024Revealing the Mechanism Underlying 3D-AFM Imaging of Suspended Structures by Experiments and Simulations
The invention of 3D atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) has enabled visualizing subnanoscale 3D hydration structures. Meanwhile, its applications to imaging flexible molecular chains have started to be experimentally explored. However, the validity and princi ...
Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024Effects of Hyporheic Exchange and Settlement on the Particle Size Distribution of Colloids
David Andrew Barry, Qihao Jiang
Colloid particle size plays an important role in contaminant adsorption and clogging in the hyporheic zone, but it remains unclear how the particle size changes during the transport of colloids. This study investigated the variation of the particle size of ...
New York2024Influence of Sphericity on Surface Termination of Icosahedral Colloidal Clusters
Colloids self-organize into icosahedral clusters composed of a Mackay core and an anti-Mackay shell under spherical confinement to minimize the free energy. This study explores the variation of surface arrangements of colloids in icosahedral clusters, focu ...
Weinheim2023