Fabrication and applications of self-assembled nanopillars

Hai-Feng Ji; Morasae Samadi; Hao Gu; Veronica Tomchak; Zhen Qiao; Hai-Feng Ji; Morasae Samadi; Hao Gu; Veronica Tomchak; Zhen Qiao

doi:10.3934/matersci.2017.4.905

AIMS Materials Science

2017, Volume 4, Issue 4: 905-919. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2017.4.905

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Fabrication and applications of self-assembled nanopillars

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Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1667759318

Received: 01 May 2017 Accepted: 19 July 2017 Published: 25 August 2017

In this mini-review, we summarize fabrication methods, formation mechanisms, factors that control the characteristics, and applications of self-assembled nanopillars. Nanopillars prepared both in the gas phase and in solutions are discussed.
- self-assembly,
- nanopillar
Citation: Hai-Feng Ji, Morasae Samadi, Hao Gu, Veronica Tomchak, Zhen Qiao. Fabrication and applications of self-assembled nanopillars[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2017, 4(4): 905-919. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2017.4.905

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In this mini-review, we summarize fabrication methods, formation mechanisms, factors that control the characteristics, and applications of self-assembled nanopillars. Nanopillars prepared both in the gas phase and in solutions are discussed.

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