Surface-stabilized nanoparticles, acting as nanoscale building blocks, can spontaneously
self-assemble into various ordered nanostructures, a process which is usually controlled by …

Nanoparticles are known to self-assemble into larger structures through growth processes
that typically occur continuously and depend on the uniformity of the individual …

Since the size, shape, and microstructure of nanocrystalline materials strongly impact
physical and chemical properties, the development of new synthetic routes to nanocrystals …

Co‐assembly of binary dispersions of monodisperse microspheres with large size ratios has
been used to produce well‐ordered hexagonally close‐packed monolayers of large spheres …

Details of the forces between nanoparticles determine the ways in which the nanoparticles
can self-assemble into larger structures. The use of directed interactions has led to new …

Self-assembly of molecular units into complex and functional superstructures is ubiquitous in
biology. The number of superstructures realized by self-assembly of man-made nanoscale …

Self-assembly of nanoparticles is one of the fascinating subjects of nanoscience. Controlled
organization of nanoparticles in ordered or hierarchical structures allows for the coupling of …

Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

The ability of nanoscopic materials to self-organize into large-scale assembly structures that
exhibit unique collective properties has opened up new and exciting opportunities in the …

The ability to rapidly and reproducibly assemble colloidal particles into large (> mm) one-
(1D) and two-dimensional (2D) single crystals with perfect control of the particle networking …