Crystallization of nanoscaled colloids /

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Author / Creator:	Born, Philip G.
Imprint:	Cham ; New York : Springer, c2013.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Springer theses, 2190-5053 Springer theses.
Subject:	Colloidal crystals. Nanoparticles. Colloidal crystals. Nanoparticles.
Format:	E-Resource Dissertations Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9851241

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ISBN:	9783319002309 (electronic bk.) 3319002309 (electronic bk.) 9783319002293
Notes:	Diss. (PhD.)-- Saarland University. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This thesis deals with the processes that create ordered assemblies from disordered nanoparticles. Ordered packings of nanoscale particles can exhibit unusual properties. This work investigates the self-assembly of such particles, a process widely employed for the generation of ordered structures, but not yet well understood. In situ methods are used to observe the assembly of sub-micron polymer lattices and sub-10 nm gold particles into crystalline monolayers and aggregates.On the basis of these results, the book develops new models that describe the competition between different influences, such as thermal agitation and directional forces. It suggests necessary criteria that lead to the emergence of order.

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