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Directed Assembly of Inorganic Polyoxometalate‐based Micrometer‐Scale Tubular Architectures by Using Optical Control
Author(s) -
Cooper Geoffrey J. T.,
Bowman Richard W.,
Magennis E. Peter,
FernandezTrillo Francisco,
Alexander Cameron,
Padgett Miles J.,
Cronin Leroy
Publication year - 2012
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.201204405
Subject(s) - polyoxometalate , nanotechnology , scale (ratio) , bar (unit) , flow control (data) , computer science , materials science , chemistry , physics , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , meteorology , catalysis , biochemistry
Go with the flow : Laser‐induced flow patterns are used to direct the self‐assembly of dissolved inorganic polyoxometalate clusters into robust, hollow tubular networks and micro‐materials (see picture; scale bar: 500 μm) in real time. The hollow nature of these materials can be exploited to develop devices in which the self‐assembled tubes act as microscopic flow channels.