Issue 18, 2015

Fabrication of periodic nanoparticle clusters using a soft lithographic template

Abstract

A novel fabrication method has been developed for the preparation of a periodic array of nanoparticle clusters (NPCs) using a sublimable liquid crystal (LC) material. The defect structures of the LC film provide the specific topographical confinement to trap nanoparticles (NPs) and assemble the NPs to generate NPCs during thermal annealing. This system shows a simple regulation of the size of NPCs by varying the concentration of the NP-suspension. Additionally, an illumination system using quantum dots (QDs) is fabricated using the manipulation method reported here.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of periodic nanoparticle clusters using a soft lithographic template

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Mar 2015
Accepted
08 Apr 2015
First published
08 Apr 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 4598-4602

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Fabrication of periodic nanoparticle clusters using a soft lithographic template

D. S. Kim, A. Honglawan, K. Kim, M. H. Kim, S. Jeong, S. Yang and D. K. Yoon, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 4598 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC00687B

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