Building superlattices from individual nanoparticles via template-confined DNA-mediated assembly

Abstract

A polymer pore template can control the order of assembly of nanoparticles into well-defined stacks and create superlattices. Lin et al. used DNA strands on gold nanoparticles to control interparticle distance. The DNA strands contained modified adenines with more rigid ribose groups that formed stronger base pairs. The height of the stacks of three different types of gold nanoparticle could be changed with different solvents, which in turn changed their optical response.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/science.aaq0591

Entities

People

  • Byeongdu Lee
  • Chad Mirkin
  • Jarad A Mason
  • Keith A Brown
  • Koray Aydın
  • Matthew N O'Brien
  • Matthew R. Jones
  • Qing-Yuan Lin
  • Serkan Butun
  • Vinayak P. Dravid
  • Wenjie Zhou
  • Zhongyang Li

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • National Science Foundation
  • Northwestern University
  • United States Department of Energy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology