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Mechanofabrication of Pancake and Rodlike Nanostructures from Deformable Nanoparticle Aggregates
Author(s) -
Browne Kevin P.,
Klajn Rafal,
Villa JulieAnn,
Grzybowski Bartosz A.
Publication year - 2009
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.200900902
Subject(s) - nanorod , nanostructure , nanoparticle , materials science , nanotechnology , content (measure theory) , computer science , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Supraspherical aggregates of crosslinked metal nanoparticles are transformed into pancakes and nanorods by mechanical stresses and shears imparted by macroscopic objects (see image). The dimensions of both types of nanostructures can be controlled by the pressures applied.