2020
Direct observation of anisotropic growth of water films on minerals driven by defects and surface tension
Yalcin SE, Legg BA, Yeşilbaş M, Malvankar NS, Boily JF. Direct observation of anisotropic growth of water films on minerals driven by defects and surface tension. Science Advances 2020, 6: eaaz9708. PMID: 32832658, PMCID: PMC7439304, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz9708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMineral nanoparticlesWater filmAmplitude-modulated atomic force microscopyAtomic force microscopyFilm surface energySmooth film surfaceNanoscale topographyForce microscopySurface tensionWater vaporNanoparticlesMolecular simulationsAnisotropic growthHigh surface tensionSurface energyFilm surfaceThick filmsInhomogeneous thicknessThick meniscusFilm growthFilmsWater layerIce nucleationAtmospheric processesElement cycling
2009
Block-Copolymer-Based Plasmonic Nanostructures
Mistark PA, Park S, Yalcin SE, Lee DH, Yavuzcetin O, Tuominen MT, Russell TP, Achermann M. Block-Copolymer-Based Plasmonic Nanostructures. ACS Nano 2009, 3: 3987-3992. PMID: 19947582, DOI: 10.1021/nn901245w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface plasmon polaritonsNanoparticle arraysCharacteristic surface plasmon resonanceMetal nanoparticle arraysSurface plasmon resonanceBlock copolymer templatesThin filmsVisible wavelength rangePlasmonic nanostructuresMetal nanoparticlesNanoparticle interfaceMetal thin filmsCopolymer thin filmsCopolymer templatePlasmon resonanceOptical characterizationPlasmon polaritonsWavelength rangeBlock copolymersMetal saltsMetal arraysSolvent annealingMixed solventArrayFilms