Chang Li, Ke Zhang and Jin-Song Hu
Chem. Commun., 2020
DOI:
10.1039/C9CC08080E,
Communication
Using in situ liquid cell TEM imaging, the dynamic process of dimer and trimer formation were captured. The kinetic energy of NPs and the NC- Electrostatic Shielding Length (NC-ESL) are key factors to determine the self-assembly success or not. The symmetrical shape of NC shows the isotropy of electrostatic force.