Colloidal Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanocrystals into Superlattice Thin-Films and Multiscale Nanostructures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Self-Assembly of NCs
2.1. Methods for the Self-Assembly of NCs
2.2. Self-Assembly of Spherical NCs
2.3. Self-Assembly of BNSLs
2.4. Self-Assembly of Anisotropic BNSLs
3. Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Yun, H.; Paik, T. Colloidal Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanocrystals into Superlattice Thin-Films and Multiscale Nanostructures. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091243
Yun H, Paik T. Colloidal Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanocrystals into Superlattice Thin-Films and Multiscale Nanostructures. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091243
Chicago/Turabian StyleYun, Hongseok, and Taejong Paik. 2019. "Colloidal Self-Assembly of Inorganic Nanocrystals into Superlattice Thin-Films and Multiscale Nanostructures" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091243