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Macroscopic Nanoparticle Ribbons and Fabrics
Author(s) -
Lee Dong Yun,
Pham Jonathan T.,
Lawrence Jimmy,
Lee Cheol Hee,
Parkos Cassandra,
Emrick Todd,
Crosby Alfred J.
Publication year - 2013
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.201203719
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , nanoscopic scale , evaporation , physics , thermodynamics
Nanoparticle (NP) ribbons and fabrics are fabricated using a facile, evaporation‐driven approach that directs NP assembly at a liquid meniscus, which is constrained using principles of elastocapillarity with uniform molecular dimensions over large lateral distances. This results in the creation of uniform NP ribbons of nanoscale height and sub‐micrometer width, without structural defects, across large, macroscopic areas (i.e., several square centimeters).