title: Chain-like nanostructures from anisotropic self-assembly of semiconducting metal oxide nanoparticles with a block copolymer.
abstract: A facile method is reported for the preparation of chain-like nanostructures by anisotropic self-assembly of TiO(2) and SnO(2) nanoparticles with the aid of a block copolymer in an aqueous medium. Well-defined crystallographic orientations between neighbouring nanoparticles are observed in TiO(2) nanochains, which is important for tailoring the grain boundaries and thus enhancing charge transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Junzheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Suminto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winardi
authors.forename: Ayae
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugawara-Narutaki
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumamoto
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tohei
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimojima
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo