Ligands are the key to almost any strategy in the assembly of programmable nanocrystals
(or nanoparticles) and must be accurately considered in any predictive model. Hard Spheres …

Nanocrystal superlattices (NC SLs) have long been sought as promising metamaterials, with
nanoscale-engineered properties arising from collective and synergistic effects among the …

Thermodynamic stability assessment of nanocrystal systems requires precise free energy
calculations. This study highlights the importance of meticulous control over various factors …

The self-assembly of nanocrystals (NCs) into close-packed, ordered superlattices (SLs) is of
broad, engineering interest. The coherent orientation of polyhedral nanocrystals within NC …

Patchy nanoparticles (PNPs) possess anisotropic surfaces that produce emergent
directionalities in interactions. Manipulation of such surface complexities offers a powerful …

Perovskite nanocrystal superlattices are being actively studied after reports have emerged
on collective excitonic properties at cryogenic temperatures, where energetic disorder is …

Colloidal nuclear magnetic resonance (cNMR) spectroscopy on inorganic cesium lead
halide nanocrystals (CsPbX3 NCs) is found to serve for noninvasive characterization and …

Ligand-mediated superlattice assemblies of metallic nanocrystals represent a new type of
mesoscale materials whose structural ordering directly influence emergent collective …

Superlattice formation afforded by metal halide perovskite nanocrystals has been a
phenomenon of interest due to the high structural order induced in these self-assemblies, an …

The self-assembly of CsPbCl3 perovskite nanocrystals and their Mn2+-enriched analogs
into supercrystals is reported. Increasing Mn2+ content in the nanocrystals leads to …