Rapid Self‐Assembly of Shaped Microtiles into Large, Close‐Packed Crystalline Monolayers on Solid Surfaces. Issue 10 (12th January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Peng‐Yuan; Shields, C. W.; Zhao, Tianheng; Jami, Hesamodin; López, Gabriel P.; Kingshott, Peter
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 12:Issue 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1309
• Page End: 1314
• Publication Date: 2016-01-12
• Subjects: colloidal self‐assembly -- self‐assembly -- shape‐anisotropic particles -- liquid–liquid interfaces -- cosolvent mixing -- colloidal lithography; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201503130
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract : The rapid self‐assembly of photolithographic microtiles into large crystalline monolayers is achieved. Crystalline monolayers get trapped at the liquid–liquid interface and re‐emerge at the air–liquid interface by mixing a cosolvent, which then deposits on the solid surface in seconds. This method has the potential to assemble different shapes and sizes of microtiles into complex architectures.