Surface-ligand-induced crystallographic disorder–order transition in oriented attachment for the tuneable assembly of mesocrystals

oleh: Bum Chul Park, Min Jun Ko, Young Kwang Kim, Gyu Won Kim, Myeong Soo Kim, Thomas Myeongseok Koo, Hong En Fu, Young Keun Kim

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01

Deskripsi

Oriented attachment is a non-classical growth mechanism of nanomaterials that can lead to tunable properties and functionalities. Here the authors show that the crystallographic alignment between magnetite mesocrystal building-blocks can be tuned by the surface ligands, influencing the resulting magnetic properties.