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A Technique to Functionalize and Self-assemble Macroscopic Nanoparticle-ligand Monolayer Films onto Template-free Substrates
Published on: May 9, 2014
Biomimetic macroscopic mesocrystalline films produced by oriented assembly of nanorods under magnetic field
Mihiro Takasaki1, Tohru S Suzuki, Yuya Oaki
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan. hiroaki@applc.keio.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Millimeter-scale mesocrystals and cross-lamellae mimicking the nanostructure of seashells were produced on a substrate through the three-dimensionally oriented assembly of c-axis-elongated calcite nanorods ∼50 nm wide and ∼500-1000 nm long by combining arrangement with evaporation-driven capillary force and alignment under an intense magnetic field.
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