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Nanocrystal Assemblies : Current Advances and Open Problems

Bassani, Carlos L. ; van Anders, Greg ; Banin, Uri ; Baranov, Dmitry LU orcid ; Chen, Qian ; Dijkstra, Marjolein ; Dimitriyev, Michael S. ; Efrati, Efi ; Faraudo, Jordi and Gang, Oleg , et al. (2024) In ACS Nano 18(23). p.14791-14840
Abstract

We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for fundamental science developments and applications. Nanocrystal assemblies are inherently multiscale, and the generation of revolutionary material properties requires a precise understanding of the relationship between structure and function, the former being determined by classical effects and the latter often by quantum effects. With an emphasis on theory and computation, we discuss challenges that hamper current assembly strategies and to what extent nanocrystal assemblies represent thermodynamic equilibrium or kinetically trapped metastable states. We also examine... (More)

We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for fundamental science developments and applications. Nanocrystal assemblies are inherently multiscale, and the generation of revolutionary material properties requires a precise understanding of the relationship between structure and function, the former being determined by classical effects and the latter often by quantum effects. With an emphasis on theory and computation, we discuss challenges that hamper current assembly strategies and to what extent nanocrystal assemblies represent thermodynamic equilibrium or kinetically trapped metastable states. We also examine dynamic effects and optimization of assembly protocols. Finally, we discuss promising material functions and examples of their realization with nanocrystal assemblies.

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assembly protocols, colloidal crystal, material properties, nanocrystal, nanocrystal assembly, nanoparticle, quantum dots, self-assembly, structure prediction, superlattice
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ACS Nano
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18
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23
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49 pages
publisher
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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  • pmid:38814908
  • scopus:85195093044
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1936-0851
DOI
10.1021/acsnano.3c10201
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 American Chemical Society.
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  abstract     = {{<p>We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for fundamental science developments and applications. Nanocrystal assemblies are inherently multiscale, and the generation of revolutionary material properties requires a precise understanding of the relationship between structure and function, the former being determined by classical effects and the latter often by quantum effects. With an emphasis on theory and computation, we discuss challenges that hamper current assembly strategies and to what extent nanocrystal assemblies represent thermodynamic equilibrium or kinetically trapped metastable states. We also examine dynamic effects and optimization of assembly protocols. Finally, we discuss promising material functions and examples of their realization with nanocrystal assemblies.</p>}},
  author       = {{Bassani, Carlos L. and van Anders, Greg and Banin, Uri and Baranov, Dmitry and Chen, Qian and Dijkstra, Marjolein and Dimitriyev, Michael S. and Efrati, Efi and Faraudo, Jordi and Gang, Oleg and Gaston, Nicola and Golestanian, Ramin and Guerrero-Garcia, G. Ivan and Gruenwald, Michael and Haji-Akbari, Amir and Ibáñez, Maria and Karg, Matthias and Kraus, Tobias and Lee, Byeongdu and Van Lehn, Reid C. and Macfarlane, Robert J. and Mognetti, Bortolo M. and Nikoubashman, Arash and Osat, Saeed and Prezhdo, Oleg V. and Rotskoff, Grant M. and Saiz, Leonor and Shi, An-Chang and Skrabalak, Sara and Smalyukh, Ivan I. and Tagliazucchi, Mario and Talapin, Dmitri V. and Tkachenko, Alexei V. and Tretiak, Sergei and Vaknin, David and Widmer-Cooper, Asaph and Wong, Gerard C. L. and Ye, Xingchen and Zhou, Shan and Rabani, Eran and Engel, Michael and Travesset, Alex}},
  issn         = {{1936-0851}},
  keywords     = {{assembly protocols; colloidal crystal; material properties; nanocrystal; nanocrystal assembly; nanoparticle; quantum dots; self-assembly; structure prediction; superlattice}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  number       = {{23}},
  pages        = {{14791--14840}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{ACS Nano}},
  title        = {{Nanocrystal Assemblies : Current Advances and Open Problems}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c10201}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/acsnano.3c10201}},
  volume       = {{18}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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