2D chiral gold tetrahedron nanoparticle self-assembly (IMAGE)

Rice University

2D chiral gold tetrahedron nanoparticle self-assembly

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Tetrahedrons form hexagonal domains with either a right-handed or left-handed twist. During assembly, the particles come together with their tips facing either up or down. When the points meet, the particles must slide past one another to continue getting closer together, and this movement forces all six particles in an assembling hexagon to randomly rotate to the left or right.

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Image by Z. Cheng/Rice University

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