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Mesocrystals: A New Class of Solid Materials
Author(s) -
Zhou Lei,
O'Brien Paul
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.200800520
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallinity , crystallite , nanocrystal , porosity , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , engineering
Possible types of, and formation mechanisms for, mesocrystals are summarized. Mesocrystals are a new class of solid materials, which can be regarded as assemblies of crystallographically oriented nanocrystals. Mesocrystals have high crystallinity as well as high porosity, making them promising substitutes for single‐crystalline and/or porous polycrystalline materials in many applications such as catalysis, sensing, and solar‐energy conversion.