Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Modulating the hierarchical fibrous assembly of Au nanoparticles with atomic precision

  • Qi Li,
  • Jake C. Russell,
  • Tian-Yi Luo,
  • Xavier Roy,
  • Nathaniel L. Rosi,
  • Yan Zhu,
  • Rongchao Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06395-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Constructing nanoparticle assemblies with atomic precision remains a major challenge in nanoscience. Here, the authors realize atomic‐level control over the 1D, 2D and hierarchical 3D assembly of Au nanoparticles by modulating the site‐specific surface ligands and associated counterions.