title: Self-assembly of vertically aligned nanorod supercrystals using highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.
abstract: Supercrystallization of CdS nanorods (10 nm x 25 nm) into perpendicular superlattices was obtained by controlled evaporation of a nanorod solution trapped between a smooth substrate and a block of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). Hexagonal oriented domains 2 microm2 in size were routinely obtained on a variety of substrates without external electric fields.
authors.affiliation: Materials and Surface Science Institute and Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; D006108:Graphite