The role of oleic acid: From synthesis to assembly of perovskite nanocuboid two-dimensional arrays

L Hu, C Wang, RM Kennedy, LD Marks… - Inorganic …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Inorganic chemistry, 2015ACS Publications
Oleic acid, an 18-carbon chain fatty acid, has been widely used as a surfactant to fabricate
colloidal nanocrystals. In previous work, we discovered a lamellar microemulsion strategy to
fabricate sub-20 nm SrTiO3 nanocuboids using oleic acid and oleate species. Here, we
demonstrate (i) the general synthesis with lamellar microemulsions of a family of
compositionally varied Ba x Sr1–x TiO3 crystalline nanocuboids with uniform size, and (ii)
subsequent assembly into two-dimensional arrays by nanoparticle-bound oleate in a …
Oleic acid, an 18-carbon chain fatty acid, has been widely used as a surfactant to fabricate colloidal nanocrystals. In previous work, we discovered a lamellar microemulsion strategy to fabricate sub-20 nm SrTiO3 nanocuboids using oleic acid and oleate species. Here, we demonstrate (i) the general synthesis with lamellar microemulsions of a family of compositionally varied BaxSr1–xTiO3 crystalline nanocuboids with uniform size, and (ii) subsequent assembly into two-dimensional arrays by nanoparticle-bound oleate in a nonpolar solvent. The measured interparticle distance (2.4 nm) of adjacent nanoparticles in an array is less than the length of a double oleate layer (∼4 nm). On the basis of calculations of the interfacial free energy, we propose the hydrophobic, hydrocarbon-terminated groups of oleate from adjacent nanocuboids are situated closely but do not overlap. Lower aspect ratio nanocuboids are bordered by four adjacent nanocuboids which results in a uniform direction self-assembly array, whereas higher aspect ratio nanocuboids are bordered by five or six adjacent nanocuboids and can develop an arced local coordination.
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