Bassani Carlos L, van Anders Greg, Banin Uri, Baranov Dmitry, Chen Qian, Dijkstra Marjolein, Dimitriyev Michael S, Efrati Efi, Faraudo Jordi, Gang Oleg, Gaston Nicola, Golestanian Ramin, Guerrero-Garcia G Ivan, Gruenwald Michael, Haji-Akbari Amir, Ibáñez Maria, Karg Matthias, Kraus Tobias, Lee Byeongdu, Van Lehn Reid C, Macfarlane Robert J, Mognetti Bortolo M, Nikoubashman Arash, Osat Saeed, Prezhdo Oleg V, Rotskoff Grant M, Saiz Leonor, Shi An-Chang, Skrabalak Sara, Smalyukh Ivan I, Tagliazucchi Mario, Talapin Dmitri V, Tkachenko Alexei V, Tretiak Sergei, Vaknin David, Widmer-Cooper Asaph, Wong Gerard C L, Ye Xingchen, Zhou Shan, Rabani Eran, Engel Michael, Travesset Alex
Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
ACS Nano. 2024 Jun 11;18(23):14791-14840. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10201. Epub 2024 May 30.
We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for fundamental science developments and applications. Nanocrystal assemblies are inherently multiscale, and the generation of revolutionary material properties requires a precise understanding of the relationship between structure and function, the former being determined by classical effects and the latter often by quantum effects. With an emphasis on theory and computation, we discuss challenges that hamper current assembly strategies and to what extent nanocrystal assemblies represent thermodynamic equilibrium or kinetically trapped metastable states. We also examine dynamic effects and optimization of assembly protocols. Finally, we discuss promising material functions and examples of their realization with nanocrystal assemblies.
我们探讨了纳米晶体（与纳米颗粒同义的术语）作为纳米材料构建单元的潜力，以及基础科学发展和应用方面的当前进展与开放性挑战。纳米晶体组装体本质上是多尺度的，而产生革命性的材料特性需要精确理解结构与功能之间的关系，前者由经典效应决定，而后者通常由量子效应决定。重点关注理论和计算，我们讨论了阻碍当前组装策略的挑战，以及纳米晶体组装体在多大程度上代表热力学平衡或动力学捕获的亚稳态。我们还研究了动态效应和组装协议的优化。最后，我们讨论了有前景的材料功能及其通过纳米晶体组装体实现的示例。
