Nanocrystals Forming Mesoscopic Structures

Pulickel M. Ajayan, Linda S. Schadler, Paul V. Braun9783527303595, 3-527-30359-6

Focusing on both academic questions and applications of self-assembly of this extremely important class of compounds, this book discusses not only the self-organization of inorganic and magnetic nanocrystals, but also their collective optical and magnetic properties, as well as the in-situ fabrication of metal nanoparticles in solid matrices.Professor Marie-Paule Pileni, a distinguished leader in this field, is joined by a select group of expert authors to provide 14 chapters covering important aspects of self-assembled nanomaterials. The result is invaluable reading for inorganic and physical chemists, colloid chemists, polymer chemists, materials scientists, physicists, and chemical engineers working with and/or developing nanoparticle systems.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Further Titles of Interest……Page 3
Title Page……Page 4
ISBN 352731170X……Page 5
1 Self-Organization of Inorganic Nanocrystals……Page 6
4 In Situ Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles in Solid Matrices……Page 7
5 Three-Dimensional Self-Assemblies of Nanoparticles……Page 8
6 Dissipative Structures and Dynamic Processes for Mesoscopic Polymer Patterning……Page 9
8 Collective Properties Due to Self-Organization of Silver Nanocrystals……Page 10
10 Collective Magnetic Properties of Organizations of Magnetic Nanocrystals……Page 11
Subject Index……Page 12
List of Contributors……Page 13
1.1 Introduction……Page 16
1.2 Surface Modification of Nanocrystals and Interparticle Forces in Solution……Page 17
1.3 What is Required to Provide Highly Ordered Self-Assemblies?……Page 21
1.4 Self-Assemblies in the Absence of External Forces……Page 24
1.5 Self-Assemblies in the Presence of External Forces and Constraints……Page 46
References……Page 60
2.2 Phase Identification of Nanoparticles……Page 64
2.3 Determining the Nanoparticle Shapes and Surfaces……Page 73
2.4 Multiply Twinned FePt Nanoparticles……Page 76
2.5 Phase Transformation and Coalescence of Nanoparticles……Page 80
2.6 Self-Assembled Nanoarchitectures of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles……Page 84
Acknowledgment……Page 87
References……Page 88
3.1 Introduction……Page 90
3.2 Simulation Studies of Liquid–Gas Transitions (LGT) in Colloids and Dipolar Systems……Page 91
3.3 Orientational and Structural Correlations in Dipolar Fluids……Page 94
3.4 Mesoscopic Organization of Magnetic Nanocrystals in a Parallel Field……Page 95
3.5 Mesoscopic Organization of Magnetic Nanocrystals in a Perpendicular Field……Page 97
References……Page 102
4.1 Introduction……Page 106
4.2 In Situ Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles in Films……Page 107
4.3 In Situ Fabrication of Metal Nanoparticles in Nonfilm Solid Matrices……Page 121
4.4 Physicochemical Properties……Page 127
References……Page 130
5.1 Introduction……Page 134
5.2 Mesoscopic Assembly of Inorganic Nanoparticles in Molecular Matrixes……Page 135
5.3 Three-Dimensional Self-Assemblies via Nanoparticle Interactions……Page 144
5.4 Applications of Three-Dimensional Self-Assemblies of Nanoparticles……Page 160
References……Page 166
6.1 Introduction……Page 172
6.2 Formation of Dissipative Structures in Drying Polymer Solutions……Page 174
6.3 Regular Pattern Formation of Deposited Polymers After Solvent Evaporation……Page 175
6.4 Preparation of Honeycomb-Patterned Polymer Films……Page 179
6.5 Processing of Honeycomb Patterns……Page 181
6.6 Application of Regularly Patterned Polymer Films……Page 182
References……Page 184
7.1 Introduction……Page 188
7.2 Basic Principles and Investigation Techniques……Page 189
7.3 Nematic Phases……Page 193
7.4 Lamellar Phases……Page 210
7.5 Columnar Phases……Page 214
7.6 Physical Properties and Applications……Page 217
Acknowledgments……Page 224
References……Page 225
8.1 Introduction……Page 228
8.2 Results and Discussion……Page 229
References……Page 243
9.1 Introduction……Page 246
9.2 Mechanisms of Scanning Tunneling Luminescence……Page 247
9.3 Experimental Details……Page 250
9.4 Tip-Formed Protrusions……Page 251
9.5 Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles……Page 253
9.6 Conclusion……Page 263
References……Page 264
10.1 Introduction……Page 266
10.2 General Principles of the Magnetism of Nanoparticles: Theory and Investigation……Page 267
10.3 Origin of the Collective Properties in Mesoscopic Structures of Magnetic Nanocrystals……Page 270
10.4 Collective Magnetic Properties of Mesostructures Made of Magnetic Nanocrystals……Page 271
10.5 Towards Collective Magnetic Properties at Room Temperature……Page 285
Acknowledgments……Page 291
References……Page 292
11.1 Introduction……Page 294
11.2 Substrate Preparation……Page 295
11.3 Preparation of Self-Assembled Monolayers……Page 297
11.5 Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembled Ultrathin Films……Page 299
11.6 Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy and Transmission Resonance Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy……Page 301
11.7 Gold-Nanoparticle-Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy……Page 304
References……Page 307
12.1 Introduction……Page 310
12.2 Colloidal Lithography: Spheres Lithography……Page 311
12.3 Colloidal Lithography: Copolymer Lithography……Page 313
12.4 Colloidal Lithography: Nanocrystals……Page 315
References……Page 319
13 Shrinkage Cracks: a Universal Feature……Page 322
References……Page 331
B……Page 332
C……Page 333
D……Page 334
F……Page 335
H……Page 336
L……Page 337
M……Page 338
N……Page 339
P……Page 340
R……Page 341
S……Page 342
T……Page 344
W,X,Z……Page 345