Location matters in the self-assembly of nanoclusters

08-Sep-2016 - Scientists at Iowa State University have developed a new formulation that helps to explain the self-assembly of atoms into nanoclusters and to advance the scientific understanding of related nanotechnologies. Their research offers a theoretical framework to explain the relationship between the ...

A Bright Future for Silicon

Ordered nanocrystal arrays may provide a new platform to study and tailor the light-emitting properties of silicon

23-Nov-2012 - US scientists at the University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University have fabricated the first ordered arrays of silicon nanocrystals reported to date. Brian A. Korgel and colleagues developed a new chemical method to generate tiny silicon crystals—or quantum dots—with precisely controlled ...