Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.

Science 24 November 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5240, pp. 1335 - 1338
DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5240.1335
Prev | Table of Contents | Next

Reports

Self-Organization of CdSe Nanocrystallites into Three-Dimensional Quantum Dot Superlattices

C. B. Murray,  C. R. Kagan,  M. G. Bawendi (1)

The self-organization of CdSe nanocrystallites into three-dimensional semiconductor quantum dot superlattices (colloidal crystals) is demonstrated. The size and spacing of the dots within the superlattice are controlled with near atomic precision. This control is a result of synthetic advances that provide CdSe nanocrystallites that are monodisperse within the limit of atomic roughness. The methodology is not limited to semiconductor quantum dots but provides general procedures for the preparation and characterization of ordered structures of nanocrystallites from a variety of materials.


C. B. Murray and M. G. Bawendi, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
C. R. Kagan, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
(1) To whom correspondence should be addressed.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Chitosan-mediated crystallization and assembly of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles into hybrid nanostructured films.
R Kumar, K.H Prakash, P Cheang, L Gower, and K.A Khor (2008)
J R Soc Interface 5, 427-439
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Magnetic field-induced assembly of oriented superlattices from maghemite nanocubes.
A. Ahniyaz, Y. Sakamoto, and L. Bergstrom (2007)
PNAS 104, 17570-17574
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Plastic and Moldable Metals by Self-Assembly of Sticky Nanoparticle Aggregates.
R. Klajn, K. J. M. Bishop, M. Fialkowski, M. Paszewski, C. J. Campbell, T. P. Gray, and B. A. Grzybowski (2007)
Science 316, 261-264
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals into Free-Floating Sheets.
Z. Tang, Z. Zhang, Y. Wang, S. C. Glotzer, and N. A. Kotov (2006)
Science 314, 274-278
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Magnetic superlattices and their nanoscale phase transition effects.
J. Cheon, J.-I. Park, J.-s. Choi, Y.-w. Jun, S. Kim, M. G. Kim, Y.-M. Kim, and Y. J. Kim (2006)
PNAS 103, 3023-3027
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Self-Assembly of Ordered, Robust, Three-Dimensional Gold Nanocrystal/Silica Arrays.
H. Fan, K. Yang, D. M. Boye, T. Sigmon, K. J. Malloy, H. Xu, G. P. Lopez, and C. J. Brinker (2004)
Science 304, 567-571
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Single-Crystal Nanorings Formed by Epitaxial Self-Coiling of Polar Nanobelts.
X. Y. Kong, Y. Ding, R. Yang, and Z. L. Wang (2004)
Science 303, 1348-1351
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Smart dust: Self-assembling, self-orienting photonic crystals of porous Si.
J. R. Link and M. J. Sailor (2003)
PNAS 100, 10607-10610
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Electrochromic Nanocrystal Quantum Dots.
C. Wang, M. Shim, and P. Guyot-Sionnest (2001)
Science 291, 2390-2392
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Functional Nanoscale Electronic Devices Assembled Using Silicon Nanowire Building Blocks.
Y. Cui and C. M. Lieber (2001)
Science 291, 851-853
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Directed Assembly of One-Dimensional Nanostructures into Functional Networks.
Y. Huang, X. Duan, Q. Wei, and C. M. Lieber (2001)
Science 291, 630-633
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Optical Gain and Stimulated Emission in Nanocrystal Quantum Dots.
V. I. Klimov, A. A. Mikhailovsky, S. Xu, A. Malko, J. A. Hollingsworth, C. A. Leatherdale, H.-J. Eisler, and M. G. Bawendi (2000)
Science 290, 314-317
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Optically Induced Entanglement of Excitons in a Single Quantum Dot.
G. Chen, N. H. Bonadeo, D. G. Steel, D. Gammon, D. S. Katzer, D. Park, and L. J. Sham (2000)
Science 289, 1906-1909
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Monodisperse FePt Nanoparticles and Ferromagnetic FePt Nanocrystal Superlattices.
S. Sun, C. B. Murray, D. Weller, L. Folks, and A. Moser (2000)
Science 287, 1989-1992
   Abstract »    Full Text »
From the Cover: Architecture with designer atoms: Simple theoretical considerations.
F. Remacle and R. D. Levine (2000)
PNAS 97, 553-558
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Nanotube Nanotweezers.
P. Kim and C. M. Lieber (1999)
Science 286, 2148-2150
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Ordered Mesoporous Polymers of Tunable Pore Size from Colloidal Silica Templates.
S. A. Johnson, P. J. Ollivier, and T. E. Mallouk (1999)
Science 283, 963-965
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Self-Organized Growth of Three- Dimensional Quantum-Dot Crystals with fcc-Like Stacking and a Tunable Lattice Constant.
G. Springholz, V. Holy, M. Pinczolits, and G. Bauer (1998)
Science 282, 734-737
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Ultrasensitive Nonisotopic Detection.
W. C. Chan and S. Nie (1998)
Science 281, 2016-2018
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Quantum-Confined Stark Effect in Single CdSe Nanocrystallite Quantum Dots.
S. A. Empedocles and M. G. Bawendi (1997)
Science 278, 2114-2117
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Reversible Tuning of Silver Quantum Dot Monolayers Through the Metal-Insulator Transition.
C. P. Collier, R. J. Saykally, J. J. Shiang, S. E. Henrichs, and J. R. Heath (1997)
Science 277, 1978-1981
   Abstract »    Full Text »
Molecular Manipulation of Microstructures: Biomaterials, Ceramics, and Semiconductors.
S. I. Stupp and P. V. Braun (1997)
Science 277, 1242-1248
   Abstract »    Full Text »
The Chemistry of Size and Order on a Nanometer Scale.
J. R. Heath (1995)
Science 270, 1315-1316
   Abstract »    PDF »
Linearly Polarized Emission from Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Rods.
J. Hu, L.-s. Li, W. Yang, L. Manna, L.-w. Wang, and A. P. Alivisatos (2001)
Science 292, 2060-2063
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »


To Advertise     Find Products

Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)