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Assemblies and Superstructures of Inorganic Colloidal Nanocrystals

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Anisotropic and Shape-Selective Nanomaterials

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Inorganic colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) possess the ability to self-assemble into complex hierarchical structures with unique properties that are different from their individual counterparts. The assembly of particles into compact 2D and 3D structures occurs only when they have a narrow size distribution and uniform shape. In this chapter, we review how various types of forces and fundamental interactions at the nanoscale govern the assembly of colloidal nanocrystals , the available methods for assembling colloidal nanocrystals with discrete geometries and the application of such assembled structures in various fields ranging from catalysis, biological diagnosis, plasmonics and electronics.

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