Symmetry control of nanorod superlattice driven by a governing force

oleh: Yujia Liang, Yong Xie, Dongxue Chen, Chuanfei Guo, Shuai Hou, Tao Wen, Fengyou Yang, Ke Deng, Xiaochun Wu, Ivan I. Smalyukh, Qian Liu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01

Deskripsi

Shape complementarity is the primary way to control the symmetry of nanoparticle assemblies. Here, the authors introduce a governing force that dominates symmetry control of nanorod superlattices, using it to obtain an unexpected and highly thermostable tetragonal lattice.