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Cylindrical superparticles from semiconductor nanorods.

ABSTRACT: In this communication, we report a synthesis of anisotropic colloidal superparticles (SPs) from CdSe/CdS semiconductor nanorods. These anisotropic SPs are cylindrical disks or stacked-disk arrays. We attribute the major driving forces controlling the SP shape to interparticle interactions between nanorods and solvophobic interactions between a superparticle and its surrounding solvent. According to their sizes (or volumes), the SPs adopt either single- or multilayered structures. In addition, these SPs exhibit linearly polarized emissions, demonstrating their potential role as useful components in devices such as polarized light-emitting diodes and electrooptical modulators.

SUBMITTER: Zhuang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2713657 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cylindrical superparticles from semiconductor nanorods.

Zhuang Jiaqi J Shaller Andrew D AD Lynch Jared J Wu Huimeng H Chen Ou O Li Alexander D Q AD Cao Y Charles YC

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20090501 17

In this communication, we report a synthesis of anisotropic colloidal superparticles (SPs) from CdSe/CdS semiconductor nanorods. These anisotropic SPs are cylindrical disks or stacked-disk arrays. We attribute the major driving forces controlling the SP shape to interparticle interactions between nanorods and solvophobic interactions between a superparticle and its surrounding solvent. According to their sizes (or volumes), the SPs adopt either single- or multilayered structures. In addition, th ...[more]

PMID: 19361158

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