Geometric curvature controls the chemical patchiness and self-assembly of nanoparticles

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 676-681

  Walker, David A ^a   Leitsch, Emily K ^a   Nap, Rikkert J ^a   Szleifer, Igal ^a,b   Grzybowski, Bartosz A ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PORE SIZE;

CHEMICAL SPECIES; DEGREES OF COMPLEXITY; GEOMETRIC CURVATURE; LOCAL CURVATURE; NANOSCALE SELF ASSEMBLY; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PARTICLE SHAPE; PARTICLE SURFACE;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; GEOMETRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; TITRIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84883741257     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.158     Document Type: Article

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