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Copyright 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Figure 36 Transmission electron micrographs of InSe and InS colloid-crystalplatelets formed <strong>by</strong> oriented assembly of nanosized building blocks: (a) InSe plateletsapproximating hexagonal shapes; inset, electron-diffraction pattern collected alongthe [0001] zone axis of a platelet; (b) InSe platelet revealing texture; (c) InSe plateletedge revealing constituent hexagonal nanocrystallites; (d) InS platelets withtriangular features; inset, electron-diffraction pattern collected along the [0001] zoneaxis of a platelet; (e) InS platelet center revealing internal structure. (From Ref. 63,reprinted with permission.)attachment of platelets into sheets proceeds in a crystallographically coherentfashion [63].Nanocrystal self-assembly can also proceed <strong>by</strong> way of electrostatic orcovalent interactions. In a recent example, oppositely charged CdS nanocrystalswere mixed in different ratios and under controlled ionic strength.The positively charged CdS nanocrystals were prepared <strong>by</strong> surface modificationwith 2-(dimethylamino)ethanethiol, whereas the negatively chargednanocrystals were surface passivated with 3-mercaptopropionic acid. At highionic strength, the particles repelled one another, regardless of relative particleconcentrations, whereas at low ionic strength, oppositely chargedparticles developed an attractive potential. When present in equal proportions,the negatively and positively charged particles aggregated and precipitatedfrom solution. Despite imperfect size dispersions and some differences insize between the oppositely charged particles, ordering was observed <strong>by</strong> lowanglex-ray diffraction. Consistent with self-assembly from nonpolar solventsystems, the degree of ordering in these aqueous-based systems was enhanced<strong>by</strong> slowing the precipitation rate. Also, when the positively and negativelycharged particles were present in unequal amounts (e.g., ratios of 1 : 10),soluble moleculelike clusters were formed. These comprised a central particleof one charge surrounded <strong>by</strong> several particles of opposite charge. CdS–CdSclusters were demonstrated as were CdS-coated Au particles [98].In a recent example of covalently driven assembly, disordered butdensely packed CdSe nanocrystal monolayers were deposited onto p- and<strong>Copyright</strong> <strong>2004</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Marcel</strong> <strong>Dekker</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. <strong>All</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Reserved</strong>.

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