Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of ‘Patchy’ Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals

ZHu, Hua; Fan, Zhaochuan; Yu, Long; Wilson, Mitchell A.; Nagaoka, Yasutaka; Eggert, Dennis; Cao, Can; Liu, Yuzi; Wei, Zichao; Wang, Xudong; He, Jie; Zhao, Jing; Li, Ruipeng; Wang, Zhongwu; Grunwald, Michael; Chen, Ou

doi:10.1021/jacs.9b01033

Controlling Nanoparticle Orientations in the Self-Assembly of ‘Patchy’ Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals

Journal Article · Wed Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b01033· OSTI ID:1532538

ZHu, Hua; Fan, Zhaochuan; Yu, Long; Wilson, Mitchell A.; Nagaoka, Yasutaka; Eggert, Dennis; Cao, Can; Liu, Yuzi; Wei, Zichao; Wang, Xudong; He, Jie; Zhao, Jing; Li, Ruipeng; Wang, Zhongwu; Grunwald, Michael; Chen, Ou

Self-assembly of nanocrystals is a promising route for creating macroscale materials that derive function from the properties of their nanoscale building blocks. While much progress has been made assembling nanocrystals into different superlattices, controlling the relative orientations of nanocrystals in those lattices remains a challenge. Here, we combine experiments with computer simulations to study the self-assembly of patchy heterostructural nanocrystals (HNCs), consisting of near-spherical quantum dots decorated with regular arrangements of small gold satellites, into close-packed superlattices with pronounced orientational alignment of HNCs. Our simulations indicate that the orientational alignment is caused by van der Waals interactions between gold patches and is sensitive to the interparticle distance in the superlattice. We demonstrate experimentally that the degree and type of orientational alignment can be controlled by changing ligand populations on HNCs. This study provides guidance for the design and fabrication of nanocrystal superlattices with enhanced structural control.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Scientific User Facilities Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1532538

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 141; ISSN 0002-7863

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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