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Oxide nanocubes have received great research attention because of their unique chemical, optical, magnetic, and electrontransport properties, which are caused by the strong face-to-face interactions among the nanocubes. One of the main challenges in this field is how to realize larg-scale assembly oxide nanocubes in large scale. This review summarizes the recent progress in the organic solution- based routes for fabrication and self-assembly of oxide nanocubes, as well as related physical and chemical properties. Solvent and surfactants those may determine the growth and self-assembly behavior of the nanocubes are emphasized in this paper. This review aims to present a relatively general understanding of the correlation between the surface interactions and self-assembly behaviors of nanomaterials under organic solution based conditions and potential applications of self-assembled oxide nanocubes.
Keywords: Metal oxide, Nanocubes, Self-assembly.
Current Organic Chemistry
Title:Synthesis and Self-assembly of Oxide Nanocubes in Organic Solution
Volume: 17 Issue: 15
Author(s): Xi Lin, Dewei Chu, Adnan Younis, Sean Li and Feng Dang
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Keywords: Metal oxide, Nanocubes, Self-assembly.
Abstract: Oxide nanocubes have received great research attention because of their unique chemical, optical, magnetic, and electrontransport properties, which are caused by the strong face-to-face interactions among the nanocubes. One of the main challenges in this field is how to realize larg-scale assembly oxide nanocubes in large scale. This review summarizes the recent progress in the organic solution- based routes for fabrication and self-assembly of oxide nanocubes, as well as related physical and chemical properties. Solvent and surfactants those may determine the growth and self-assembly behavior of the nanocubes are emphasized in this paper. This review aims to present a relatively general understanding of the correlation between the surface interactions and self-assembly behaviors of nanomaterials under organic solution based conditions and potential applications of self-assembled oxide nanocubes.
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Lin Xi, Chu Dewei, Younis Adnan, Li Sean and Dang Feng, Synthesis and Self-assembly of Oxide Nanocubes in Organic Solution, Current Organic Chemistry 2013; 17 (15) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272811317150016
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1385272811317150016 |
Print ISSN 1385-2728 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5348 |
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