Supercrystallographic Reconstruction of 3D Nanorod Assembly with Collectively Anisotropic Upconversion Fluorescence

Constructing three-dimensional (3D) metamaterials from functional nanoparticles endows them with emerging collective properties tailored by the packing geometries. Herein, we report 3D supercrystals self-assembled from upconversion nanorods (NaYF4:Yb,Er NRs), which exhibit both translational ordering of NRs and orientational ordering between constituent NRs in the superlattice (SL). The construction of 3D reciprocal space mappings (RSMs) based on synchrotron-based X-ray scattering measurements was developed to uncover the complex structure of such an assembly. That is, the two main orthogonal sets of hexagonal close-packing (hcp)-like SLs share the [110]SL axis, and NRs within the SL possess orientational relationships of [120]NR//[100]SL, [210]NR//[010]SL, and [001]NR//[001]SL. Notably, these supercrystals containing well-aligned NRs exhibit collectively anisotropic upconversion fluorescence in two perpendicular directions. This study not only demonstrates novel crystalline superstructures and functionality of NR-based 3D assemblies but also offers a unique tool for deciphering a wide range of complex nanoparticle supercrystals.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Nano letters - 20(2020), 10 vom: 14. Okt., Seite 7367-7374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Deng, Kerong [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yulian [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ruipeng [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Ji [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Qun-Li [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Ran [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chunxia [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yong Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hongwu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhongwu [VerfasserIn]
Quan, Zewei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Nanoparticle supercrystal
Polarized fluorescence
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Self-assembly
Supercrystallography
Upconversion nanorods

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Date Completed 24.06.2021

Date Revised 24.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02779

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314307281