Nanosphere lithography: a powerful method for the controlled manufacturing of nanomaterials

P Colson, C Henrist, R Cloots - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The never‐ending race towards miniaturization of devices induced an intense research in
the manufacturing processes of the components of those devices. However, the complexity …

Approaches to self-assembly of colloidal monolayers: A guide for nanotechnologists

V Lotito, T Zambelli - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
Self-assembly of quasi-spherical colloidal particles in two-dimensional (2D) arrangements is
essential for a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to surface engineering, from …

Advancements in nanoparticle deposition techniques for diverse substrates: a review

D Escorcia-Díaz, S García-Mora, L Rendón-Castrillón… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticle deposition on various substrates has gained significant attention due to the
potential applications of nanoparticles in various fields. This review paper comprehensively …

Current status and future developments in preparation and application of colloidal crystals

H Cong, B Yu, J Tang, Z Li, X Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal crystals (CCs) are ordered arrays of monodisperse colloidal particles. Because of
the presence of a periodic superlattice of colloids and voids, CCs bear many unique …

Etching methods for texturing industrial multi-crystalline silicon wafers: A comprehensive review

KP Sreejith, AK Sharma, PK Basu… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface texturing for suppressing the reflection losses is the first and foremost step in the
solar cell fabrication process. Over the years, multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) wafer solar …

Controllable fabrication of 2D colloidal-crystal films with polystyrene nanospheres of various diameters by spin-coating

J Chen, P Dong, D Di, C Wang, H Wang, J Wang… - Applied Surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
Monolayer and bilayer colloidal-crystal films are used as physical mask in nanosphere
lithography (NSL). So far, spin-coating experiments have mainly been designed to form …

Bench-top fabrication of single-molecule nanoarrays by DNA origami placement

RM Shetty, SR Brady, PWK Rothemund, RF Hariadi… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Large-scale nanoarrays of single biomolecules enable high-throughput assays while
unmasking the underlying heterogeneity within ensemble populations. Until recently …

Self-assembly of single-sized and binary colloidal particles at air/water interface by surface confinement and water discharge

V Lotito, T Zambelli - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present an innovative apparatus allowing self-assembly at air/water interface in a
smooth and reproducible way. The combination of water discharge and surface confinement …

Development of controlled nanosphere lithography technology

AA Osipov, AE Gagaeva, AB Speshilova… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This work is devoted to the development of nanosphere lithography (NSL) technology, which
is a low-cost and efficient method to form nanostructures for nanoelectronics, as well as …

From Self-Assembly of Colloidal Crystals toward Ordered Porous Layer Interferometry

YZ Wan, W Qian - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interferometry-based, reflectometric, label-free biosensors have made significant progress in
the analysis of molecular interactions after years of development. The design of interference …