TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanoparticle superlattice engineering with DNA
AU - Macfarlane, Robert J.
AU - Lee, Byeongdu
AU - Jones, Matthew R.
AU - Harris, Nadine
AU - Schatz, George C.
AU - Mirkin, Chad A.
PY - 2011/10/14
Y1 - 2011/10/14
N2 - A current limitation in nanoparticle superlattice engineering is that the identities of the particles being assembled often determine the structures that can be synthesized. Therefore, specific crystallographic symmetries or lattice parameters can only be achieved using specific nanoparticles as building blocks (and vice versa). We present six design rules that can be used to deliberately prepare nine distinct colloidal crystal structures, with control over lattice parameters on the 25- to 150-nanometer length scale. These design rules outline a strategy to independently adjust each of the relevant crystallographic parameters, including particle size (5 to 60 nanometers), periodicity, and interparticle distance. As such, this work represents an advance in synthesizing tailorable macroscale architectures comprising nanoscale materials in a predictable fashion.
AB - A current limitation in nanoparticle superlattice engineering is that the identities of the particles being assembled often determine the structures that can be synthesized. Therefore, specific crystallographic symmetries or lattice parameters can only be achieved using specific nanoparticles as building blocks (and vice versa). We present six design rules that can be used to deliberately prepare nine distinct colloidal crystal structures, with control over lattice parameters on the 25- to 150-nanometer length scale. These design rules outline a strategy to independently adjust each of the relevant crystallographic parameters, including particle size (5 to 60 nanometers), periodicity, and interparticle distance. As such, this work represents an advance in synthesizing tailorable macroscale architectures comprising nanoscale materials in a predictable fashion.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.1210493
DO - 10.1126/science.1210493
M3 - Article
C2 - 21998382
AN - SCOPUS:80054113590
VL - 334
SP - 204
EP - 208
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 6053
ER -