Bottom-up field-directed self-assembly of magnetic nanoparticles into ordered nano- and macrostructures
(2021) In Nanotechnology 32(19).- Abstract
Directed self-assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) is a promising strategy for bottom-up fabrication of nanostructured materials with tailored composition and morphology. Here, we present a simple and highly flexible method where charged magnetic aerosolized (i.e. suspended in a gas) NPs with tunable size and composition are self-assembled into nanostructures using combined electric and magnetic fields. Size-selected Co, Ni, and Fe NPs have been generated by spark ablation, and self-assembled into different structures, ranging from one-dimensional nanochains to macroscopic three-dimensional networks. By comparing the resulting structures with simulations, we can conclude that the magnetization of the NPs governs the self-assembly through... (More)
Directed self-assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) is a promising strategy for bottom-up fabrication of nanostructured materials with tailored composition and morphology. Here, we present a simple and highly flexible method where charged magnetic aerosolized (i.e. suspended in a gas) NPs with tunable size and composition are self-assembled into nanostructures using combined electric and magnetic fields. Size-selected Co, Ni, and Fe NPs have been generated by spark ablation, and self-assembled into different structures, ranging from one-dimensional nanochains to macroscopic three-dimensional networks. By comparing the resulting structures with simulations, we can conclude that the magnetization of the NPs governs the self-assembly through interparticle magnetic dipole−dipole interactions. We also show how the orientation of the external magnetic field directs the self-assembly into differently aligned nano- and macroscopic structures. These results demonstrate how aerosol deposition in a combined electric and magnetic field can be used for directed bottom-up self-assembly of nanostructures with specialized composition and morphology.
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- author
- Preger, Calle LU ; Josefsson, Martin LU ; Westerström, Rasmus LU and Messing, Maria E. LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Aerosol, Directed self-assembly, Electrostatic precipitator, Magnetic nanoparticles
- in
- Nanotechnology
- volume
- 32
- issue
- 19
- article number
- 195603
- publisher
- IOP Publishing
- external identifiers
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- pmid:33530061
- scopus:85102658232
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
- DOI
- 10.1088/1361-6528/abe263
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Printed in the UK Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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- 38af05e6-4eca-4a2b-a344-0f4158f2f0f9
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- 2021-03-24 07:44:57
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