This new class
of superlattice structures has tailorable electronic properties for potential technological applications and further scientific studies.»
The new method to create monolayer atomic crystal
molecular superlattices uses a process called «electrochemical intercalation,» in which a negative voltage is applied.
«This new class of
superlattice structures has tailorable electronic properties for potential technological applications and further scientific studies,» she added.
Most importantly, the new method easily yields
superlattices with tens, hundreds or even thousands of alternating layers, which is not yet possible with other approaches.
An article based on the research, «Oscillatory Noncollinear Magnetism Induced by Interfacial Charge Transfer
in Superlattices Composed of Metallic Oxides,» appeared in Physical Review X in November.
We show further that phonon heat conduction localization happens in GaAs / AlAs
superlattice by placing ErAs nanodots at interfaces.
However, the
new superlattices can have radically different structures, properties and functions.
The researchers used a combination of numerical simulations and optical spectroscopy techniques to identify particular
nanoparticle superlattices that absorb specific wavelengths of visible light.
Controlling the self - assembly of nanoparticles
into superlattices is an important approach to build functional materials.
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new method to precisely arrange nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes in two and three dimensions, resulting in optically
active superlattices.
The new method could also
yield superlattices with thousands of alternating layers, which is not possible using traditional approaches.
«Traditional
semiconductor superlattices can usually only be made from materials with highly similar lattice symmetry, normally with rather similar electronic structures,» Huang said.
As Liu explained, «Building diamond
superlattices from nano - and micro-scale particles by means of self - assembly has proven remarkably difficult.
The images below the schematic are (left to right): a reconstructed cryo - EM density map of the tetrahedron, a caged particle shown in a negative - staining TEM image, and a
diamond superlattice shown at high magnification with cryo - STEM.
We observed this coherent transport in GaAs /
AlAs superlattices by fixing the periodic thickness but varying the number of periods.
This new class of
superlattices alternates 2D atomic crystal sheets that are interspaced with molecules of varying shapes and sizes.
Likely materials include silicon - germanium, gallium and aluminum arsenide and certain
oxide superlattices.
«Scientists use nanoscale building blocks and dna «glue» to shape 3 -
D superlattices.»
«The aggregates are arranged in
orderly superlattice structures, which is in stark contrast to the prevailing view that the adsorption of gas molecules by MOFs occurs stochastically.»
Such superlattices can form the basis for improved and new classes of electronic and optoelectronic devices.
«For the first time, we have created
stable superlattice structures with radically different layers, yet nearly perfect atomic - molecular arrangements within each layer.
Unlike current state - of - the
art superlattices, in which alternating layers have similar atomic structures, and thus similar electronic properties, these alternating layers can have radically different structures, properties and functions, something not previously available.
«Built - in Potential in Fe2O3 -
Cr2O3 Superlattices for Improved Photoexcited Carrier Separation.»
When mixed and annealed, the tetrahedral arrays
formed superlattices with long - range order where the positions of the gold nanoparticles mimics the arrangement of carbon atoms in a lattice of diamond, but at a scale about 100 times larger.
Furthermore, the phonon transport in MnGe nanoinclusions embedded in Ge matrix and MnGe /
Ge superlattices were also studied.
A team of scientists from UCLA has developed a new faster and more efficient way to make
artificial superlattices, comprised of alternating layers of ultra-thin 2D sheets that are only a few atoms thick.
Currently,
superlattices feature alternating layers that have similar atomic structures and similar electronic properties.
They found that they could tailor the structures of the resulting monolayer atomic crystal
molecular superlattices, which had a diverse range of desirable electronic and optical properties.
«Our new study expands our view and thinking about MOFs by introducing gas - gas interactions and their organization
into superlattices that are a major factor in achieving high storage capacity for gases.»
Using DNA as a key tool, the interdisciplinary team took gold nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes and arranged them in two and three dimensions to form optically
active superlattices.
«Traditional
semiconductor superlattices can usually only be made from materials with highly similar lattice symmetry, normally with rather similar electronic structures,» Yu Huang, UCLA professor of materials science and engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, said in a statement.
With their SAXS - based gas adsorption crystallography technique, Yaghi, Terasaki and their collaborators discovered that local strain in the MOF induced by pore - filling can give rise to collective and long - range gas - gas interactions, resulting in the formation
of superlattices that extend over several pores.
Mid-Infrared and Far - Infrared Optics and Optoelectronic Devices, Active Plasmonics and Metamaterials with Gain Media, Reconfigurable Metainterfaces Based on Phased Optical Antenna Arrays, Mid-Infrared and Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers, Semiconductor Quantum Wells and
Superlattices with Largely Tunable Optical Properties, Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy, Nanophotonics, Graphene Optoelectronic Devices
Taking child's play with building blocks to a whole new level - the nanometer scale - scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have constructed 3D «
superlattice» multicomponent nanoparticle arrays where the arrangement of particles is driven by the shape of the tiny building blocks.
Metamaterials are artificial nanofabricated constructs whose optical properties arise from the physical structure of
their superlattices rather than their chemical composition.
A beam of light shined through
the superlattice of this zero - index metamaterial was unaffected, as if it had passed through a vacuum.
Those ammonium molecules automatically assemble into new layers in the ordered crystal structure, creating
a superlattice.
These new
superlattices are called «monolayer atomic crystal molecular superlattices.»
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial «
superlattices» — materials composed of alternating layers of ultra-thin «two - dimensional» sheets, which are only one or a few atoms thick.
Compared with the conventional layer - by - layer assembly or growth approach currently used to create 2D
superlattices, the new UCLA - led process to manufacture superlattices from 2D materials is much faster and more efficient.
An artist's concept of two kinds of monolayer atomic crystal molecular
superlattices.
Following that success, the team inserted different types of ammonium molecules with various sizes and symmetries into a series of 2D materials to create a broad class of
superlattices.
One current method to build
a superlattice is to manually stack the ultrathin layers one on top of the other.
For example, while one layer of this new kind of
superlattice can allow a fast flow of electrons through it, the other type of layer can act as an insulator.
«A new class of two - dimensional materials: New kinds of «
superlattices» could lead to improvements in electronics, from transistors to LEDs.»