title: Recrystallization-induced self-assembly for the growth of Cu₂O superstructures.
abstract: The assembly of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) into 3D superstructures with defined morphologies is of particular interest. A novel strategy that is based on recrystallization-induced self-assembly (RISA) for the construction of 3D Cu2O superstructures and employs Cu2O mesoporous spheres with diameters of approximately 300 nm as the building blocks has now been developed. Balancing the hydrolysis and recrystallization rates of the CuCl precursors through precisely adjusting the experimental parameters was key to success. Furthermore, the geometry of the superstructures can be tuned to obtain either cubes or tetrahedra and was shown to be dependent on the growth behavior of bulk CuCl. The overall strategy extends the applicability of recrystallization-based processes for the guided construction of assemblies and offers unique insights for assembling larger particles into complicated 3D superstructures.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191 (P.R. China).
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Dong-Feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
keywords: cuprous chloride; cuprous oxide; nanostructures; recrystallization; self-assembly