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Judging a nanocube by its cover

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One-dimensional strings of metal nanocubes can be precisely self-assembled with the help of polymer chemistry.

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Figure 1: Modes of assembly of polymer-coated nanocubes.

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Rabin, O. Judging a nanocube by its cover. Nature Nanotech 7, 419–420 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2012.113

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