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Ordered Two‐ and Three‐Dimensional Arrays Self‐Assembled from Water‐Soluble Nanocrystal–Micelles
Author(s) -
Fan H.,
Leve E.,
Gabaldon J.,
Wright A.,
Haddad R. E.,
Brinker C. J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200501088
Subject(s) - nanocrystal , materials science , micelle , nanotechnology , fabrication , self assembly , cube (algebra) , pulmonary surfactant , water soluble , encapsulation (networking) , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , organic chemistry , computer science , chemistry , medicine , computer network , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , combinatorics , engineering
Two‐ and three‐dimensional, ordered nanocrystal arrays are formed from the self‐assembly of water‐soluble nanocrystal–micelles that are prepared using surfactant encapsulation techniques. This new method is simple, widely applicable, and can be used to prepare water‐soluble nanocrystals with different compositions and shapes, such as sphere, rod, and cube, as well as their ordered arrays (see Figure). Applications in fabrication of SERS‐based sensor platforms are envisaged.