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Rapid Self‐Assembly of Shaped Microtiles into Large, Close‐Packed Crystalline Monolayers on Solid Surfaces
Author(s) -
Wang PengYuan,
Shields C. W.,
Zhao Tianheng,
Jami Hesamodin,
López Gabriel P.,
Kingshott Peter
Publication year - 2016
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.201503130
Subject(s) - monolayer , interface (matter) , materials science , nanotechnology , solid surface , mixing (physics) , liquid crystalline , computer science , liquid crystal , chemistry , physics , chemical physics , optoelectronics , wetting , composite material , sessile drop technique , quantum mechanics
The rapid self‐assembly of photolithographic microtiles into large crystalline monolayers is achieved. Crystalline monolayers get trapped at the liquid–liquid interface and re‐emerge at the air–liquid interface by mixing a cosolvent, which then deposits on the solid surface in seconds. This method has the potential to assemble different shapes and sizes of microtiles into complex architectures.