The self-assembly of sterically stabilized colloidal copper sulfide nanodisks, 14-20 nm in diameter and 5-7 nm thick, was studied. The nanodisks were observed by electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering to form columnar arrays when evaporated as thin films from concentrated dispersions. These superstructured nanomaterials might give rise to technologically useful properties, such as anisotropic electrical transport and electrorheological and optical properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe synthesis and characterization of Pb3O2Cl2 nanowires and the electrorheological (ER) properties of carbon nanofiber (CNF), carbon nanotube (CNT) and Pb3O2Cl2 nanowire (NW) laden suspensions is presented. The ER properties were investigated through oscillatory shear experiments. The viscoelastic response in the presence of dc electric fields was analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrthorhombic Pb3O2Cl2 (mendipite) nanobelts micrometers in length and tens of nanometers wide were synthesized by a solventless thermolysis of a single-source precursor in the presence of capping ligands. The nanobelts are single crystals elongated preferentially in the [010] direction. Pb3O2Cl2 is a birefringent material due to its anisotropic crystal structure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThin films of dodecanethiol-passivated Au and Ag nanocrystals drop cast from different solvents were examined by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM). C12-coated Au and Ag nanocrystals, 5-7 nm in diameter, form face-centered cubic (fcc) superlattices oriented with the (111)s planes (subscript s denoting superlattice) parallel to the substrate when deposited from good solvents, such as hexane, chloroform, and toluene. The gross morphology of the films depended on the solvent: hexane produced rough superlattice films whereas chloroform deposited smooth films.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe the single-step self-organization of nanocrystal superlattice films infused with spatially ordered arrays of micrometer-size pores. In a humid atmosphere, water droplets condense on the surface of evaporating thin-film solutions of nanocrystals. Nanocrystals coated with the appropriate ligands stabilize the water droplets, allowing them to grow to uniform size and ultimately pack into very ordered arrays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCu(2)S nanocrystals with disklike morphologies were synthesized by the solventless thermolysis of a copper alkylthiolate molecular precursor. The nanodisks ranged from circular to hexagonal prisms from 3 to 150 nm in diameter and 3 to 12 nm in thickness depending on the growth conditions. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) revealed the high chalcocite (hexagonal) crystal structure oriented with the c-axis ([001] direction) orthogonal to the favored growth direction.
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