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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Two-dimensional nanoparticle supracrystals (2D NPSCs) can be driven towards equilibrium structures via compression.
  • Investigating phase transitions in 2D NPSCs is crucial for understanding nanoparticle self-assembly.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of ligand length on the ordering and phase behavior of 2D nanoparticle supracrystals.
  • To explore the nature of two-dimensional melting in a model system of nanoparticles with tunable ligand shells.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of equilibrated 2D nanoparticle supracrystals using gold nanoparticles of uniform size.
  • Systematic variation of alkanethiol ligand length on the gold nanoparticles.
  • Analysis of NPSC ordering and phase transitions as a function of ligand length.

Main Results:

  • Nanosupersytal ordering is governed by ligand length, not temperature.
  • A transition from crystalline to liquid-like phases was observed with increasing ligand length.
  • Evidence for an intermediate hexatic phase and a two-stage 2D melting process was found.

Conclusions:

  • Ligand length acts as a tunable parameter equivalent to temperature for inducing phase transitions in 2D NPSCs.
  • The observed melting is an entropy-driven phenomenon driven by steric interactions between ligand shells.
  • The study provides experimental evidence for a two-stage 2D melting mechanism in nanoparticle systems.