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Cover Picture: Controlling the Assembly of Silver Nanocubes through Selective Functionalization of Their Faces (Adv. Mater. 12/2008)
Author(s) -
Rycenga Matthew,
McLellan Joseph M.,
Xia Younan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200890045
Subject(s) - surface modification , materials science , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , self assembly , chemical engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering
The cover shows some of the assemblies that can be generated from the self‐assembly of silver nanocubes. These nanocubes have faces that have been selectively functionalized with alkanethiols in patterns that allow for their controlled assembly, as reported by Younan Xia and co‐workers on p. 2416 . Self‐assembly occurs in water from the collective hydrophobic interactions of the functionalized nanocubes.