Metal nano 3D superlattices : synthesis, properties, and applications / Marie-Paule Pileni.

After presenting an overview on the various factors involved in producing metal 3D superlattices called supracrystals by differing their morphologies, crystalline structures, chemical, physical, and intrinsic properties, Metal Nano 3D Superlattices: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications reveals the existence of new materials with unexpected properties. Readers will gain insight into the various approaches on the production and on the specific properties of nanocrystals self-assembled in 3D superlattices also called colloidal crystals, supra or super crystals. These properties open up new avenues of research and potentially aiding in major progress. Overall, the work reviews the progress of and gives perspective on assembled nanocrystals, with a concentrated focus on self-assemblies of metal nanocrystals.

About the Author
Marie-Paule Pileni is a Distinguished Professor at Sorbonne University and Senior Researcher in Nuclear and Environmental Center, France. She is a member (1999- at present) and chair (2004-2010) of Institut Universitaire de France, IUF, which favors the development of high-quality research and interdisciplinary projects among French universities. Over her career, she has been recognized by a number of international awards, including the Emilia Valori Award from the French Academy of Sciences, the Descartes-Huygens Prize from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Langmuir Lectureship Award from the American Chemical Society, the Pierre Sue award from the French Chemical Society, an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation award from Germany, a Catalan- Sabatier Lectureship award from the Royal Society of Chemistry of Spain, a Lecture Award from the Japanese Chemical Society, and Doctor Honoris Causa, from Chalmers University, Sweden.