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Title: In situ microscopy of the self-assembly of branched nanocrystals in solution

Abstract

Here, solution-phase self-assembly of nanocrystals into mesoscale structures is a promising strategy for constructing functional materials from nanoscale components. Liquid environments are key to self-assembly since they allow suspended nanocrystals to diffuse and interact freely, but they also complicate experiments. Real-time observations with single-particle resolution could have transformative impact on our understanding of nanocrystal self-assembly. Here we use real-time in situ imaging by liquid-cell electron microscopy to elucidate the nucleation and growth mechanism and properties of linear chains of octapod-shaped nanocrystals in their native solution environment. Statistical mechanics modelling based on these observations and using the measured chain-length distribution clarifies the relative importance of dipolar and entropic forces in the assembly process and gives direct access to the interparticle interaction. Our results suggest that monomer-resolved in situ imaging combined with modelling can provide unprecedented quantitative insight into the microscopic processes and interactions that govern nanocrystal self-assembly in solution.

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  1. Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova (Italy)
  4. Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart (Germany)
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1255732
Report Number(s):
BNL-112268-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723; KC0403020
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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Sutter, Eli, Tkachenko, Alexei V., Sutter, Peter, Roman Krahne, Arciniegas, Milena, Manna, Liberato, and de Graaf, Joost. In situ microscopy of the self-assembly of branched nanocrystals in solution. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms11213.
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Sutter, Eli, Tkachenko, Alexei V., Sutter, Peter, Roman Krahne, Arciniegas, Milena, Manna, Liberato, & de Graaf, Joost. In situ microscopy of the self-assembly of branched nanocrystals in solution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11213
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Sutter, Eli, Tkachenko, Alexei V., Sutter, Peter, Roman Krahne, Arciniegas, Milena, Manna, Liberato, and de Graaf, Joost. Mon . "In situ microscopy of the self-assembly of branched nanocrystals in solution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11213. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1255732.
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@article{osti_1255732,
title = {In situ microscopy of the self-assembly of branched nanocrystals in solution},
author = {Sutter, Eli and Tkachenko, Alexei V. and Sutter, Peter and Roman Krahne and Arciniegas, Milena and Manna, Liberato and de Graaf, Joost},
abstractNote = {Here, solution-phase self-assembly of nanocrystals into mesoscale structures is a promising strategy for constructing functional materials from nanoscale components. Liquid environments are key to self-assembly since they allow suspended nanocrystals to diffuse and interact freely, but they also complicate experiments. Real-time observations with single-particle resolution could have transformative impact on our understanding of nanocrystal self-assembly. Here we use real-time in situ imaging by liquid-cell electron microscopy to elucidate the nucleation and growth mechanism and properties of linear chains of octapod-shaped nanocrystals in their native solution environment. Statistical mechanics modelling based on these observations and using the measured chain-length distribution clarifies the relative importance of dipolar and entropic forces in the assembly process and gives direct access to the interparticle interaction. Our results suggest that monomer-resolved in situ imaging combined with modelling can provide unprecedented quantitative insight into the microscopic processes and interactions that govern nanocrystal self-assembly in solution.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms11213},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = ,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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