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Disassembly and Self‐Reassembly in Periodic Nanostructures: A Face‐Centered‐to‐Simple‐Cubic Transformation
Author(s) -
Li Fan,
Delo Sarah A.,
Stein Andreas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200701553
Subject(s) - cubic crystal system , cube (algebra) , simple (philosophy) , face (sociological concept) , inverse , colloid , transformation (genetics) , nanostructure , crystal (programming language) , spheres , nanoparticle , colloidal crystal , nanotechnology , computer science , materials science , crystallography , combinatorics , physics , geometry , mathematics , chemistry , sociology , social science , philosophy , biochemistry , epistemology , programming language , gene , astronomy
Cube it : Ordered three‐dimensional arrays of nanocubes with an unusual simple‐cubic packing geometry are formed when a TiO 2 –P 2 O 5 inverse opal structure disassembles and self‐reassembles during a synthesis involving a face‐centered‐cubic colloidal crystal template. In this way, it may be possible to alter nanoparticle shapes and achieve more‐complex geometries in colloidal crystal systems.