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Nanomaterials

Nanocrystal shape affects molecular binding

01 Nov 2024 Isabelle Dumé
A nanoplatelet, shown as a yellow block of material, with hundreds of blue, worm-like ligand structures attached to its surface
Getting attached: Flatter, more even particles called nanoplatelets allow more molecules to attach tightly, compared to other shapes like nanodots and nanorods. (Courtesy: Dr. Han Xiao, Dr. Minyi Zhang and Professor Chunsen Li from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P R China)
Molecules known as ligands attach more densely to flatter, platelet-shaped semiconductor nanocrystal

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Isabelle Dumé is a contributing editor to Physics World
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