Expanding Micelle Nanolithography to the Self-Assembly of Multicomponent Core−Shell Nanoparticles

Size, composition, and pattern formation are crucial elements in the fabrication of functional multicomponent nanoparticles (NPs). Self-assembly techniques provide relevant control over NP size distribution (down to a few nanometers in diameter), but more importantly, such techniques are amenable for practical applications since the resulting NPs (and arrays thereof) are programmed in the molecular structure of the precursors. Here, the diblock …