title: Controlled synthesis of ultrathin lamellar Eu(2)O(3) nanocrystals: self-assembly of 1D nanowires to 2D nanosheets.
abstract: By using 1,5-pentanediol as a capping and structure directing agent, ultrathin Eu2O3 nanosheets (<1 nm) have been synthesized and assembled into a layered structure. The lateral dimensions of the nanosheets can be tuned by simply controlling the reaction time. These layered structures exhibit a strong quantum size effect due to the extremely small thickness of the assembled nanosheets.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China. yingma@iccas.ac.cn jnyao@iccas.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Yeteng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Yijun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jiannian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao