Recent advances in oriented attachment growth and synthesis of functional materials: concept, evidence, mechanism, and future

• DOI: 10.1039/b807760f
• Publication Date: 2008-11-19T10:19:11Z
• Authors: Qiao Zhang; Shu-Juan Liu; Shu-Hong Yu
• Keywords: Mesoscopic physics

The latest advances in oriented attachment controlled morphosynthesis and crystal growth of various technically important inorganic materials have been reviewed with the focus on how to generate micro-/nanostructured based so-called mechanism. overview about basic crystallization principles nowadays falls into two types, i.e., one is classical mode, which via atom-by-atom additions an existing nucleus or dissolution unstable phases reprecipitation more stable phases, other occurs through particle aggregation modes involving process mesoscopic transformation. systematic analysis mechanism controllable synthesis functional will be described particular. Several fashions are undertaken already explored reaction systems, nanoparticles nanoribbons as primary building units form 1D, 2D 3D structures, heterostructures. could happen systems addition organic additives without, demonstrating that not essential factor for this kind shed new light intensive understanding particular phenomenon. With additives, reactions solvents aqueous solution, events can occur too. Current developments attachment, including potentials specific examples, indubitably reinforce detailed interaction mechanisms between their subsequent high order self-assembly mechanism, definitely promising rationally designing kinds ideal hierarchy, length scale, structures solution-based systems.