Self-assembled nanostructures

Self-assembled nano-structure is an object that appears as a result of self-assembly of individual nano-scale objects.[1]

Fabricating a crystal by placing atom after atom is not realistic. However self-assembly of crystals works well.[2] Similarly fabricating a 3D nano-structure is not realistic as well. So, self-assembly of 3D nano-structure becomes an easy and inexpensive way to fabricate them.

Nano-structures such as nano-vacuum gaps are used for storing energy[3] and nuclear energy conversion.[4] Self-assembled tunable materials are promising candidates for large surface area electrodes in batteries and organic photovoltaic cells, as well as for microfluidic sensors and filters.[5]

References

  1. ↑ A., Belkin; A., Hubler; A., Bezrydin (2015). "Self-Assembled Wiggling Nano-Structures and the Principle of Maximum Entropy Production". Scientific Reports 5, Article number: 8323. doi:10.1038/srep08323.
  2. ↑ Stephenson, C.; Hubler, A. (2015). "Stability and conductivity of self assembled wires in a transverse electric field". Scientific Reports 5, Article number: 15044. doi:10.1038/srep15044.
  3. ↑ Hubler, A.; Lyon, D (2013). "Gap Size Dependence of the Dielectric Strength in Nano Vacuum Gaps". IEEE: 1467-1471. doi:10.1109/TDEI.2013.6571470.
  4. ↑ Shinn, E.; Hubler, A.; Lyon, D.; Grosse-Perdekamp, M.; Bezryadin, A.; Belkin, A. (2012). "Nuclear Energy Conversion with Stacks of Graphene Nano-capacitors". Complexity18:3. doi:10.1002/cplx.21427.
  5. ↑ Demortiere, A.; Snezhko, A.; Sapozhnikov, M.; Becker, N.; Proslier, T.; Aranson, I. (2014). "Self-assembled tunable networks of sticky colloidal particles". Nature Communications 5, Article number: 3117. doi:10.1038/ncomms4117.
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