Self-assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles into functional superstructures

K Deng, Z Luo, L Tan, Z Quan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Carbon-supported Pt-based alloy electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: particle size, shape, and composition …

YJ Wang, N Zhao, B Fang, H Li, XT Bi… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Global energy demands are projected to grow 36% over the current level by the year 2030.
1 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are among the most promising …

DNA-nanoparticle superlattices formed from anisotropic building blocks

MR Jones, RJ Macfarlane, B Lee, J Zhang, KL Young… - Nature materials, 2010 - nature.com
Directional bonding interactions in solid-state atomic lattices dictate the unique symmetries
of atomic crystals, resulting in a diverse and complex assortment of three-dimensional …

Synthesis and Oxygen Reduction Activity of Shape-Controlled Pt3Ni Nanopolyhedra

J Zhang, H Yang, J Fang, S Zou - Nano letters, 2010 - ACS Publications
Platinum-based alloys have been extensively shown to be effective catalysts for oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Most of these …

Self-assembly of noble metal nanocrystals: Fabrication, optical property, and application

J Gong, G Li, Z Tang - Nano Today, 2012 - Elsevier
Noble metal nanocrystals (NCs) have become one of the hottest fields in nanoscience due
to their unique/strong interactions with extra electromagnetic field, which are known as …

Controlling nanocrystal superlattice symmetry and shape-anisotropic interactions through variable ligand surface coverage

JJ Choi, CR Bealing, K Bian, KJ Hughes… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The assembly of colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) into superstructures with long-range
translational and orientational order is sensitive to the molecular interactions between …

Facet-Dependent and Au Nanocrystal-Enhanced Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of Au−Cu2O Core−Shell Heterostructures

CH Kuo, YC Yang, S Gwo… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We report highly facet-dependent electrical properties of Cu2O nanocubes and octahedra
and significant enhancement of gold nanocrystal cores to the electrical conductivity of Au …

Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Disassembly, and Reassembly of Two Types of Cu2O Nanocrystals Unifaceted with {001} or {110} Planes

KX Yao, XM Yin, TH Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - ACS Publications
In this work, we describe a solution-based synthesis of monodisperse Cu2O nanocrystals
with controllable sizes in the nanoscale regime. Two types of nanocrystals, cubes and …

Nanoscale surface chemistry directs the tunable assembly of silver octahedra into three two-dimensional plasmonic superlattices

YH Lee, W Shi, HK Lee, R Jiang, IY Phang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
A major challenge in nanoparticle self-assembly is programming the large-area organization
of a single type of anisotropic nanoparticle into distinct superlattices with tunable packing …

Realizing Unassisted Photo‐Charging of Zinc–Air Batteries by Anisotropic Charge Separation in Photoelectrodes

L Kong, Q Ruan, J Qiao, P Chen, B Yan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solar rechargeable zinc–air battery is a promising approach for capturing and storing
intermittent solar energy through photoelectrochemical reactions. However, unassisted …