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Controlling disorder in self-assembled colloidal monolayers via evaporative processes
Lucien Roach1, Adrian Hereu1, Philippe Lalanne2
1CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France. glenna.drisko@icmcb.cnrs.fr.
Nanoscale
|February 17, 2022
Summary
This review explores controlling disorder in nano-object monolayers for optical applications. Bottom-up assembly methods are highlighted for scalable, low-cost fabrication of these photonic materials.
Area of Science:
- Nanotechnology and Materials Science
- Photonics and Optics
Background:
- Monolayers of nano-objects with controlled disorder are crucial for optical applications like photovoltaics and sensing.
- Bottom-up fabrication methods offer scalable and cost-effective production of these disordered monolayers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review methods for quantifying disorder in nano-object monolayers.
- To discuss bottom-up assembly techniques for creating these monolayers.
- To explore factors influencing particle arrangement for photonic applications.
Main Methods:
- Evaporatively driven convective assembly for disordered colloidal monolayers.
- Analysis of particle and solvent properties.
- Utilizing substrate patterning to control spatial distributions.
Main Results:
- Quantification of monolayer disorder is essential for optical applications.
- Evaporative assembly provides tunable control over particle placement.
- Particle and solvent properties, along with substrate design, significantly impact monolayer structure.
Conclusions:
- Controlled disorder in nano-object monolayers is achievable via bottom-up assembly.
- Understanding assembly parameters is key to tailoring monolayers for specific photonic functions.
- This review provides insights into fabricating functional disordered nanomaterials.
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