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Multilamellar‐Vesicle‐Assisted Electrodeposition of Inorganic Nanodots
Author(s) -
Faure C.,
Guillot S.,
Weisbecker P.,
Saadaoui H.
Publication year - 2006
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.200502225
Subject(s) - nanodot , vesicle , materials science , nanotechnology , pulmonary surfactant , copper , electric field , chemical engineering , metallurgy , chemistry , membrane , biochemistry , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Nanodots are produced over large areas with controlled size and density in a new single‐step, low‐cost process. This process is based on surfactant‐made multilamellar vesicles that serve as nanovectors. Copper ions are incorporated inside vesicles by chemical complexation. Vesicles are attracted under a DC electric field towards an electrode, where they are reduced to produce the metal nanodots shown in the figure.