Nanoparticle self-assembly in levitated drying droplets
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How do nanoparticles organize as a liquid droplet dries? A new study uncovers the key role of surfactants in directing the formation of ordered plasmonic materials.
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Claire HottonJaime Gabriel TrazoEvgeny ModinArnaud BardouilNika KutaliaJules MarconeRahul NagClaire GoldmannErwan PaineauAndrey ChuvilinMarianne Impéror-ClercThomas BizienDoru ConstantinCyrille Hamon; Evaporation-Induced Phase Transitions in Free-Standing Plasmonic Nanoparticle Assemblies. Nano Letters 1 July 2026; 26 (25): 8274–8281.
DOI : 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c01619
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Cyrille Hamon
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Doru Constantin
Directeur de recherche CNRS à l'Institut Charles Sadron (ICS)
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