MRSEC Center for Nanostructured Materials



Binary Superlattices

Nanoparticles of different sizes and compositions can be assembled into superlattices with a controlled crystalline order, and are called binary or bimodal superlattices. The types of superlattices formed (figure 1) depends on the relative sizes of the particles and on the charge of the particles in solution during assebly. This is a collaboration with Chris Murray of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (currently at the University of Pennsylvania).

For more details please contact Stephen O'Brien, Tony Heinz, and Irving Herman

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Figure 1