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Gold Nanorod Assemblies: Large Area Self‐Assembly of Nematic Liquid‐Crystal‐Functionalized Gold Nanorods (Adv. Funct. Mater. 11/2013)
Author(s) -
Umadevi S.,
Feng Xiang,
Hegmann Torsten
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370058
Subject(s) - nanorod , liquid crystal , materials science , nanotechnology , self assembly , optoelectronics
An exceptionally effective and versatile method for the reconfigurable self‐assembly of gold nanorods is presented by Torsten Hegmann and co‐workers on page 1393 . Nematic‐ and smectic‐type self‐organization of gold nanorods with an aspect ratio of around four is provided by the functionalization with a nematogenic liquid crystal ligand in either an end‐on or a side‐on fashion. The final arrays of nanorods can be reoriented by the application of a magnetic field. Image design by T. Hegmann.