Understanding and Controlling the Crystallization Process in Reconfigurable Plasmonic Superlattices.

ABSTRACT: The crystallization of nanomaterials is a primary source of solid-state, photonic structures. Thus, a detailed understanding of this process is of paramount importance for the successful application of photonic nanomaterials in emerging optoelectronic technologies. While colloidal crystallization has been thoroughly studied, for example, with advanced in situ electron microscopy methods, the noncolloidal crystallization (freezing) of nanoparticles (NPs) remains so far unexplored. To fill this gap, in this work, we present proof-of-principle experiments decoding a crystallization of reconfigurable assemblies of NPs at a solid state. The chosen material corresponds to an excellent testing bed, as it enables both in situ and ex situ investigation using X-ray diffraction (

SUBMITTER: Baginski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8028333 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature