Block copolymers represent an essential class of self-assembling macromolecules, in which chemically distinct segments segregate on the nanoscale to yield a rich array of ordered morphologies. Their ...

When constructing a house, a bricklayer has to take each brick and cement it in place. But in many biological processes, the ‘bricks’ arrange themselves into structures spontaneously. Due to their ...

If using the AFM alone, one cannot observe that only one of these surfaces has a successful monolayer. Photo-induced Force ...

Scientists at Xi’an Jiaotong University have fabricated an inverted perovskite solar cell that utilizes a self-assembled bilayer (SAB) as a hole-selective molecular contact. Inverted perovskite cells ...

A rapid condensation process creates uniform porous oxides with conductive nanomaterials, boosting lithium storage performance while enabling full solvent recovery and sustainable material production.

Scientists developed a single molecule combining p-type and n-type semiconductor components that self-assembles into two ...

An international research team has developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) that improve perovskite growth and optoelectronic properties.

Assembly Theory is a way to understand how the complexity of life emerged through a mechanism of “self-assembly.” It could explain how life formed on Earth—or other planets—via the shortest path to ...