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Lotito V, Zambelli T. Heat: A powerful tool for colloidal particle shaping. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 331:103240. [PMID: 39024831 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Colloidal particles of spherical shape are important building blocks for nanotechnological applications. Materials with tailored physical properties can be directly synthesized from self-assembled particles, as is the case for colloidal photonic crystals. In addition, colloidal monolayers and multilayers can be exploited as a mask for the fabrication of complex nanostructures via a colloidal lithography process for applications ranging from optoelectronics to sensing. Several techniques have been adopted to modify the shape of both individual colloidal particles and colloidal masks. Thermal treatment of colloidal particles is an effective route to introduce colloidal particle deformation or to manipulate colloidal masks (i.e. to tune the size of the interstices between colloidal particles) by heating them at elevated temperatures above a certain critical temperature for the particle material. In particular, this type of morphological manipulation based on thermal treatments has been extensively applied to polymer particles. Nonetheless, interesting shaping effects have been observed also in inorganic materials, in particular silica particles. Due to their much less complex implementation and distinctive shaping effects in comparison to dry etching or high energy ion beam irradiation, thermal treatments turn out to be a powerful and competitive tool to induce colloidal particle deformation. In this review, we examine the physicochemical principles and mechanisms of heat-induced shaping as well as its experimental implementation. We also explore its applications, going from tailored masks for colloidal lithography to the fabrication of colloidal assemblies directly useful for their intrinsic optical, thermal and mechanical properties (e.g. thermal switches) and even to the synthesis of supraparticles and anisotropic particles, such as doublets.
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- Valeria Lotito
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kaneko R, Ichikawa H, Hosaka M, Sone Y, Imura Y, Wang KH, Kawai T. Hole, Convex, and Silver Nanoparticle Patterning on Polystyrene Nanosheets by Colloidal Photolithography at Air-Water Interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:8153-8159. [PMID: 35730576 PMCID: PMC9261183 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Colloidal photolithography is a versatile advanced technique for fabricating periodic nanopatterned arrays, with patterns carved exclusively on photoresist films deposited on solid substrates in a typical photolithographic process. In this study, we apply colloidal photolithography to polystyrene (PS) films half-covered with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) colloids at the air-water interface and demonstrate that periodic hole structures can be carved in PS films by two processes: photodecomposing PS films with ultraviolet (UV) light and removing PMMA colloids with a fluorinated solvent. Nonspherical holes, such as C-shaped and chiral comma-shaped holes, are also fabricated by regulating the UV illumination conditions. Furthermore, in addition to holes, convex patterns on PS films are realized by combining weak UV illumination with solvent treatment. We also demonstrate that actively using the water surface as the UV illumination field enables periodic silver nanoparticle spots to be deposited on PS films simply by dissolving silver ions in the water phase.
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Zhao X, Wang M, Wang Y, Li J, He D, Zou Y, Zhang Y. Assembly of bimetallic (Au-Ag)FON composite films at liquid/solid interfaces and their tunable optical properties. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:8480-8490. [PMID: 35603965 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00774f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The regular structure provided by two-dimensional (2D) structural colloidal crystals is widely accepted to provide an ideal template that ensures that plasmonic bimetallic composite nanostructures are uniform. Herein, we report an effective method for fabricating bimetallic Au-Ag composite films loaded on the surfaces of 2D polystyrene@polyacrylic acid (PS@PAA) colloidal crystals. PS@PAA particles coated with uniform Ag particle layers (AgFON) were produced by a simple and effective sputtering-deposition technique, after which the galvanic replacement (GR) reaction was used to produce a bimetallic (Au-Ag)FON composite film at the liquid/solid interface in aqueous HAuCl4. The morphology and relative contents of the bimetallic (Au-Ag)FON composite film can be regulated by changing the kinetic factors that control the GR reaction, including the concentration and pH of the HAuCl4 solution, and the reaction time. We demonstrated that the fabricated bimetallic (Au-Ag)FON composite has localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) properties that can be regulated by varying the composite structure and Ag/Au composition. On the one hand, the regular 2D colloidal crystal structure provides an ideal template for preparing Au-Ag composite films, which ensures that the optical signals of plasmonic Au-Ag composite films are reproducible. On the other hand, the synergy between Ag and Au in the bimetallic alloy composite film ensures stable and tunable LSPR performance. Furthermore, the prepared 2D ordered (Au-Ag)FON Au-Ag bimetallic material is expected to be used in sensing and catalysis applications.
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- Xinyu Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Niimura Y, Oonishi N, Okubo K, Le Thi Ngoc L, Carlen ET. High-precision nanofabrication technology for metal nanoparticle ensembles using nanotemplate-guided thermal dewetting. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:14390-14394. [PMID: 30027967 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01480a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We present a hybrid nanofabrication technology for realizing single-crystalline metal nanoparticle ensembles, such as trimers, heptamers and periodic arrays; well-suited for nanoplasmonics applications. Top-down engineered nanotemplates result in the deterministic formation of isolated polycrystalline gold islands with precise volume and position, which are transformed into single-crystalline nanoparticles using bottom-up self-assembly based on nanotemplate-guided thermal dewetting.
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- Yusuke Niimura
- University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Huang Q, Devetter BM, Roosendaal T, LaBerge M, Bernacki BE, Alvine KJ. Fabrication of large area flexible nanoplasmonic templates with flow coating. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:073104. [PMID: 28764523 DOI: 10.1063/1.4994737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We describe the development of a custom-built two-axis flow coater for the deposition of polymeric nanosphere monolayers that could be used in the fabrication of large area nanoplasmonic films. The technique described here has the capability of depositing large areas (up to 7 in. × 10 in.) of self-assembled monolayers of polymeric nanospheres onto polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films. Here, three sets of films consisting of different diameters (ranging from 100 to 300 nm) of polymeric nanospheres were used to demonstrate the capabilities of this instrument. To improve the surface wettability of the PET substrates during wet-deposition, we enhanced the wettability by using a forced air blown-arc plasma treatment system. Both the local microstructure, as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, describing monolayer and multilayer coverage, and the overall macroscopic uniformity of the resultant nanostructured film were optimized by controlling the relative stage to blade speed and nanosphere concentration. We also show using a smaller nanoparticle template that such monolayers can be used to form nanoplasmonic films. As this flow-coating approach is a scalable technique, large area films such as the ones described here have a variety of crucial emerging applications in areas such as energy, catalysis, and chemical sensing.
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- Qian Huang
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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Lacroix JC, Martin P, Lacaze PC. Tailored Surfaces/Assemblies for Molecular Plasmonics and Plasmonic Molecular Electronics. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2017; 10:201-224. [PMID: 28375704 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061516-045325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Molecular plasmonics uses and explores molecule-plasmon interactions on metal nanostructures for spectroscopic, nanophotonic, and nanoelectronic devices. This review focuses on tailored surfaces/assemblies for molecular plasmonics and describes active molecular plasmonic devices in which functional molecules and polymers change their structural, electrical, and/or optical properties in response to external stimuli and that can dynamically tune the plasmonic properties. We also explore an emerging research field combining molecular plasmonics and molecular electronics.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Paris Diderot, ITODYS, Paris 75205, France;
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Moghimi SM. Nanoparticle patterning for biomedicine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 6:183-185. [PMID: 28265533 PMCID: PMC5326665 DOI: 10.15171/bi.2016.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Nanoparticles are being used for construction of complex and higher-order functional structures and metamaterials with applications in nanophotonics, information storage and biomedicine, to name a few. These innovations are briefly discussed within the context of future diagnostic and nanomedicine platform technologies and their possible self-assembly in vivo.
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- Seyed Moein Moghimi
- School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Queen's Campus, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BH, UK
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Plasmonics and templated systems for bioapplications. RENDICONTI LINCEI-SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12210-015-0416-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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