Oriented attachment: from natural crystal growth to a materials engineering tool

BBV Salzmann, MM Van Der Sluijs… - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Intuitively, chemists see crystals grow atom-by-atom or molecule-by-molecule,
very much like a mason builds a wall, brick by brick. It is much more difficult to grasp that …

Electronic quantum materials simulated with artificial model lattices

SE Freeney, MR Slot, TS Gardenier, I Swart… - ACS Nanoscience …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The band structure and electronic properties of a material are defined by the sort of
elements, the atomic registry in the crystal, the dimensions, the presence of spin–orbit …

Temperature-Driven Transformation of CsPbBr3 Nanoplatelets into Mosaic Nanotiles in Solution through Self-Assembly

Z Dang, B Dhanabalan, A Castelli, R Dhall… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional colloidal halide perovskite nanocrystals are promising materials for light-
emitting applications. Recent studies have focused on nanoplatelets that are able to self …

Collective topo-epitaxy in the self-assembly of a 3D quantum dot superlattice

A Abelson, C Qian, T Salk, Z Luan, K Fu, JG Zheng… - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Epitaxially fused colloidal quantum dot (QD) superlattices (epi-SLs) may enable a new class
of semiconductors that combine the size-tunable photophysics of QDs with bulk-like …

PbSe nanocrystals produced by facile liquid phase exfoliation for efficient UV–Vis photodetectors

L Gao, R Wang, AV Kuklin, H Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lead selenide (PbSe)‐based nanomaterials have been extensively investigated as building
blocks for next‐generation optoelectronic devices owing to their unique properties. In this …

Recent advances in nonclassical crystallization: fundamentals, applications, and challenges

H Fu, X Gao, X Zhang, L Ling - Crystal Growth & Design, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ubiquitous crystals play an important role in our daily lives. Recent studies on the properties
and formation of crystals have proven the attachment of particles ranging from ion pairs to …

Approaching bulk mobility in PbSe colloidal quantum dots 3D superlattices

J Pinna, R Mehrabi Koushki, DS Gavhane… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D superlattices made of colloidal quantum dots are a promising candidate for the
next generation of optoelectronic devices as they are expected to exhibit a unique …

PbI2 Passivation of Three Dimensional PbS Quantum Dot Superlattices Toward Optoelectronic Metamaterials

J Pinna, E Pili, R Mehrabi Koushki, DS Gavhane… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots are one of the most promising materials to
revolutionize the field of short-wavelength infrared optoelectronics due to their bandgap …

Colloidal synthesis path to 2D crystalline quantum dot superlattices

JC Ondry, JP Philbin, M Lostica, E Rabani… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
By combining colloidal nanocrystal synthesis, self-assembly, and solution phase epitaxial
growth techniques, we developed a general method for preparing single dot thick atomically …

The importance of unbound ligand in nanocrystal superlattice formation

SW Winslow, JW Swan, WA Tisdale - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Significant experimental and theoretical work has been devoted to understanding why
colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) self-assemble into such a diverse array of structures. Previous …