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2009                                                
Cooperative self-assembly assisted formation
of monodipserse optically active spherical and
anisotropic nanoparticles


This article summarizes the recent
advances in the synthesis and
self-assembly of a new building block:
nanocrystal-micelle. Its bioapplications
and formation of ordered arrays for
integrationof charge transport devices
are also discussed.




"Pressure-induced phase transformation of spherical nanoparticle assemblies into highly ordered nanowire arrays,"


H. Wu, F. Bai, Z. Sun, R. E. Haddad, D. M. Boye, Z. Wang, and H. Fan

Submitted.

"Hydrogen-bonding-assisted self-assembly: monodisperse hollow nanoparticles made easy,"


Z. Sun, F. Bai, H. Wu, S. K. Schmitt, D. M. Boye, and H. Fan

Journal of the American Chemical  Society,131 (38), pp 13594 – 13595, 2009. Online




"Cooperative self-assembly assisted formation of monodipserse optically active spherical and anisotropic nanoparticles,


Z. Sun, F. Bai, H. Wu, S. K. Schmitt, D. M. Boye, Z. Jiang, J. Wang, and H. Fan

Chemistry - A European Journal, 15, 11128 – 11133, 2009.
Online




"
Vapor sensing using conjugated molecule-linked Au nanoparticles in a silica matrix," 

S. M. Dirk, S. W. Howell, B. K. Price, H. Fan, C. Washburn, D. R. Wheeler, J. M. Tour, J. Whiting, and R. J. Simonson

 Journal of Nanomaterials, 2009.



2008                                            
  • "Dynamic investigation of gold nanocrystal assemby using in-situ grazing-incidence small-angle x-ray,"
           D. Dunphy, X. Li, J. Wang, C. J. Brinker, and H. Fan,
            Langmuir,
24 (19) 10575-10578, 2008. [pdf]
  • "Lithographically Defined Carbon Growth Templates for ELOG of GaN,"
             D. B. Burckel, H. Fan, G. Thaler, and D. D. Koleske,
                Journal of Crystal Growth, 310 (12),
3113-3116, 2008.
  • "Nanocrystal-micelles: synthesis, self-assembly, and applications,"
            H. Fan,
                Chemical Communications, 12, 1383-1394, 2008(invited feature article, cover, Chem Comm's top 5 from 2008)
  • "An NBD fluorophore-based sensitive and selective fluorescent probes for zinc ion,"
           W. Jiang, Q. Fu, H. Fan, W. Wang,
                Chemical Communications, 2
, 259-261, 2008.
2007
  • "Facile synthesis of nanostructured carbon through self-assembly between block copolymers and carbohydrates," 
            A. T. Rodriguez, X. Li, J. Wang, W. A. Steen, and H. Fan, 
                Advanced Functional Materials, 15, 2710-2716, 2007. [pdf]
  • "A highly selective fluorescent probe for thiophenols,"
            W. Jiang, Q. Fu, H. Fan, J. Ho, W. Wang,
                Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 46, 8445-8448, 2007.
  • "Synthesis and self-assembly of fcc phase FePt Nanorods," 
            M. Chen, T. Pica, T-B Jiang, P. Li, K. Yano, J. P. Liu, A. K. Datye, and H. Fan,
                Journal of the American Chemical  Society
, 129 (20), 6348-6349, 2007. [pdf]

  •  "Modulus-density scaling behaviour and framework architechture of nanoporous self-assembled silicas,"
            H. Fan, C. Hartshorn, T. Buchheit, D. Tallant, R. Assink, R. Simpson, D. Kissel, D. J. Lacks, S. Torquato, and C. J. Brinker,
                Nature Materials, 6, 418-423, 2007.
2006
  • "Convective self-assembly to synthesize supported ultra-thin mesoporous silica films," 
            Zhen Yuan, Bruce Burckel, Plamen Atanassov, and Hongyou Fan,
            Journal of Materials Chemistry
, 16 (48), 4637-4641, 2006. (featured on cover) [pdf]
  • "Synthesis of FePt nanocubes and their oriented self-assembly," 
            Min Chen, Jaemin Kim, J, P. Liu, Hongyou Fan, and Shouheng Sun,
          Journal of the American Chemical Society
, 128 (22), 7132 -7133, 2006.
  • "Nanoporous carbon nanotubes synthesized through confined hydrogen bonding self-assembly," 
            Adrian T. Rodriguez, Min Chen, and Zhu Chen, Jeffrey Brinker, and Hongyou Fan,
        
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128 (29), 9276-9277, 2006. [pdf]
  • "Hierarchical ordered mesophase crystals formed through hydrothermal self-assembly of nanocrystal-micelles and silsesquioxane," 
            Adam Wright, John Gabaldon, Bruce Burckel, Ying-Bing Jiang, Z Ryan Tian, Jun Liu, Jeffrey Brinker, and Hongyou Fan,
            Chemistry of Materials
, 18(13), 3034-3038, 2006. (Featured on Cover from September to October 2006) [pdf]
  • "Cell-directed assembly of the bio-nano interface," 
            Helen K. Baca, Carlee Ashley, Eric Carnes, Deanna Lopez, Jeb Flemming, Darren Dunphy, Seema Singh, Zhu Che, Nanguo Liu,
            Hongyou Fan, Gabriel P. Lopez, Susan M. Brozik, Margaret Werner-Washburne, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
            Science
, 313 (no. 5785), 337-341, 2006. (Featured on C & E News 2006)
  • "Ordered nanocrystal/silica particles self-assembled from nanocrystal micelles and silicate,"
           Hongyou Fan, John Gabaldon, C. Jeffrey Brinker, and Ying-Bing Jiang,
            Chemical Communications
, 22, 2323-2325, 2006. (Featured on Cover) [pdf]

  • "3-Dimensionally ordered gold nanocrystal/silica superlattice thin films synthesized via sol-gel self-assembly," 
            Hongyou Fan, Adam, Wright, John Gabaldon, Adrian Rodriguez, Jeffrey Brinker, and Ying-Bing Jiang,
            Advanced Functional Materials,
vol. 16, 891-895, 2006. (Featured on Cover) [pdf]

2005

  • "Synthesis of organo-silane functionalized nanocrystal micelles and their self-assembly," 
            Hongyou Fan, Zhu Chen, Jeffrey Brinker, Jacalyn Clawson, and Todd Alam,
         Journal of the American Chemical Society
vol.127, 13746-13747, 2005. [pdf]
  • "Ordered two- and three-dimensional arrays self-assembled from water-soluble nanocrystal-micelles," 
            Hongyou Fan, Erik Leve, John Gabaldon, Adam Wright, Raid E. Haddad, Jeffrey Brinker,
          Advanced Materials
vol.17, 2587-2590, 2005. [pdf]
  • "Electrical and optical properties of self-assembled, ordered gold nanocrystal/silica thin films prepared by sol-gel processing,
            Kai Yang, Hongyou Fan, Kevin J. Malloy, C. Jeffrey Brinker, and Thomas W. Sigmon,
          Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.
, vol. 872
, 103-108, 2005. 
  • "Surfactant-assisted synthesis of water-soluble and biocompatible quantum dot micelles for bioapplications,"
             Hongyou Fan, Erik W. Leve, Chessa Scullin, David Tallant, Michael C. Wilson, C. J. Brinker,
           
Proc. SPIE
, Vol. 5705, 92-100, 2005.
  • "Optical and electrical properties of self-assembled, ordered gold nanocrystal/silica thin films prepared by sol-gel processing," 
            Kai Yang, Hongyou Fan, Kevin J. Malloy, C. Jeffrey Brinker, and Thomas W. Sigmon,
          Thin Solid Film
vol. 491, 38-42, 2005.
  • "Surfactant-assisted synthesis of water-soluble and biocompatible quantum dot micelles," 
            Hongyou Fan, Erik W. Leve, Chessa Scullin, John Gabaldon, David Tallant, Scott Bunge, Tim Boyle, Michael C. Wilson, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
            Nano Letters vol. 5
, 645-648, 2005. (One of the most highly accessed articles on ACS website)  [pdf]

2004

  • "Self-assembly of ordered, robust, three-dimensional gold/silica nanocrystal arrays," 
            Hongyou Fan, Kai Yang, Daniel M. Boye, Thomas Sigmon, Kevin J. Malloy, Huifang Xu, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
          Science
vol.304, 567-571, 2004. [pdf]
  • "Evaporation-induced self-assembly to functional nanostructure," 
            Hongyou Fan and Jeffrey Brinker,
          Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis
, vo1. 48, 213-240, 2004.
Publications before 2003
  • "Investigation of templated mesoporous silicate materials using high speed, solid-state 1H MAS and double quantum NMR spectroscopy." 
            Todd M. Alam and Hongyou Fan,
          Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
vol. 204, No.16, 2023-2030, 2003.
  • "Characterization of the microstructure of PS-b-PEO-templated silica films with a 3-D arrangement of spherical mesopores," 
            Bernd Smarsly, Kui Yu, George, Xomeritakis, Roger A. Assink, Celeste Drewien, Nanguo Liu, Hongyou Fan, Wilhelm Ruland, C. Jeffrey Brinker,
          Langmuir
vol.19, no.18, 7295-7301, 2003.
  • "Synthesis and characteization of a novel family of lithium cobalt double alkoxides and the characterization of the nanoparticle and thin films generated there from," 
            Timothy J. Boyle, Mark A. Rodriguez, David Ingersoll, Dawn M. Pedrotty, Sara C. Vick, Scott D. Bunge. Hongyou Fan,
            Chemistry of Materials
vol. 15, 3903-3912, 2003.
  • "Functional nanocomposites prepared by self-assembly and polymerization of diacetylene surfactants and silicic acid," 
            Yi Yang, Yunfeng Lu, Mengcheng Lu, Jinman Huang, Raid Haddad, George Xomeritakis, Nanguo Liu, Anthony P. Malanoski, Dietmar Sturmayr,
            Hongyou Fan, Darryl Y. Sasaki, Roger A. Assink, John A. Shelnutt, Frank van Swol, Gabriel P. Lopez, Alan R. Burns, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, 

            Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 125, 1269-1277, 2003. 

2001

  • "Self-assembled aerogel-like low dielectric constant films," 
            Hongyou Fan, Holly R. Bentley, Kyle R. Kathan, Paul Clem, Yunfeng Lu, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
            Journal of Non-Crystal. Solids
vol. 285 (#1-3) 79-83, 2001.
  • "Multiphased assembly of nanoporous silica particles," 
            Hongyou Fan, Frank Van Swol, Yunfeng Lu, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
            Journal of Non-Crystal. Solids
vol. 285 (#1-3), 71-78, 2001.                                                                                                                         
  • "Hierarchically structured functional porous and composite mesostructures produced by evaporation-driven self-assembly," 
            Hongyou Fan, Scott T. Reed, Tom Baer, Randy Schunk, Gabriel P. Lopez, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
            Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
vol. 44-45, 625-637, 2001.
  • "Self-assembly of mesoscopically ordered chromatic polydiacetylene/silica nanocomposites," 
            Yunfeng Lu, Yi Yang, Alan Sellinger, Mengcheng Lu, Jinman Huang, Hongyou Fan, Raid Haddad, Gabriel P. Lopez, Alan R. Burns, Darryl Y. Sasaki,
            John Shelnutt, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,

            Nature
, vol. 410, 913-917, 2001.

2000

  • "Rapid prototyping of patterned functional nanostructures," 
            Hongyou Fan, Yunfeng Lu, Aaron Stump, Scott T. Reed, Tom Baer, Randy Schunk, Victor Perez-Luna, Gabriel P. Lopez, and C. Jeffrey Brinker,
            Nature
, vol. 405, 56-60, 2000.
  • "Surfactant templated mesoporous hybrid thin films," Hongyou Fan, Yunfeng Lu, Roger A. Assink, Gabriel P. Lopez, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 628, CC6.41.1-CC6.41.7, 2000.
  • "Patterned Functional Arrays by Selective De-wetting," Hongyou Fan, Dhaval D. Doshi, Yunfeng Lu, Gabriel P. Lopez, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 628, CC6.33.1-CC6.33.6, 2000.
  • "Rapid Prototyping of Patterned Multifunctional Nanostructures," Hongyou Fan, Gabriel P. Lopez, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 624, 231-240, 2000.
  • "Optically, defined multifunctional patterning of photosensitive thin-film silica mesophases," Dhaval Doshi, Nicola Huesing, Mencheng Lu, Hongyou Fan, Yunfeng Lu, Simmons Potter K, Potter BG, 
        Alan A. Hurd, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Science, vol. 290,107-111, 2000.
  • "Evaporation-induced self-assembly of hybrid bridged silsesquioxane film and particulate mesophases with integral organic functionality," Yunfeng Lu, Hongyou Fan, Nilesh Doke, Douglas A. Loy, 
        Roger A. Assink, David A. Lavan, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 122, 5258-5261, 2000.
  • "A new application of UV-ozone treatment in the preparation of substrate-supported mesoporous thin films," Theotis Clark, Jr., Julia D. Ruiz, Hongyou Fan, C. Jeffrey Brinker, Basil I. Swanson, 
       and Atul N. Parikh, Chemistry of Materials vol. 12, 3879-3884, 2000.

1999

  • "Aerosol-assisted self-assembly of mesotructured spherical nanoparticles," Yunfeng Lu, Hongyou Fan, Aaron Stump, Timothy, L. Ward, Thomas Rieker, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Nature vol. 398, 223 – 226, 1999.
  • "Evaporation-induced self-assembly: nanostructures made easy," C. Jeffrey Brinker, Yunfeng, Lu, Alan Sellinger, and Hongyou Fan, Advanced Materials vol. 11, No. 7, 579-585, 1999.
  • "Nanostructural lithography via photo-initiated phase transition of silica-surfactant assemblies," Dhaval Doshi, Nicola Huesing, Hongyou Fan, Alan A. Hurd, and C. Jeffrey Brinker, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 576, 263-268, 1999.

1998

  • "Compositional-mapping of micropatterned, mixed self-assembled monolayers by lateral force microscopy," Yuqing Zhou, Hongyou Fan, Tommy Fong, and Gabriel P. Lopez, Langmuir vol. 14 (#3), 660-666, 1998.

1997

  • "Adsorption of surface-modified colloidal gold particles onto self-assembled monolayers: A model system for the study of interactions of colloidal particles and organic surfaces," Hongyou Fan and Gabriel P. Lopez, Langmuir, vol. 13(#2) 119-121, 1997.
  • "Stepwise assembly in three dimensions: Preparation and characterization of layered gold nanoparticles in porous silica matrices," Hongyou Fan, Yuqing Zhou, and Gabriel P. Lopez, Advanced Materials vol. 9 (#9), 728-731, 1997.

1996

  • "Attachment of bacteria to model solid surfaces: Oligo(ethylene glycol) surfaces inhibit bacterial attachment," Linnea K. Ista, Hongyou Fan, Oswald Baca, and Gabriel P. Lopez, FEMS Microbiology Letters vol.142 (#1), 59-63, 1996.
  • "Electrochemical patterning of self-assembled monolayers onto microscopic arrays of gold electrodes fabricated by laser ablation," Lenny M. Tender, Lewis L. Worley, Hongyou Fan, and Gabriel P. Lopez, Langmuir vol. 12 (#23) 5515-5518, 1996.

1994

"Ion beam effects on polyaniline films," Lin, Senhao; Rong, Tingwen; Wan, Honghe; Bao, Jinrong; Wang, Wenmin; Sun, Jianhua; Jing, Xiabing; Wang, Lixiang; Fan, Hongyou, Acta Polymerica Sinica vol. 1, 48-54, 1994.