This thesis reports on the formation of functional nanostructures using self-organising
building blocks. Specifically, the formation and characterisation of thin-film nanostructures …

A new series of secondary amides bearing long alkyl chains with π‐electron‐donor cores
has been synthesized and characterised, and their self‐assembly upon casting at surfaces …

We demonstrate the assembly of a compact, gel-like Langmuir–Blodgett film of rods formed
by self-assembly of a β-sheet-forming water-soluble peptide, Ac-IKHLSVN-NH2, at the …

This report reviews the technique of layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly, in particular cases
involving electrostatic interactions between thin film monolayers. LbL selfassembly is used …

We investigate the plasmonic coupling of metallic nanoparticles with continuous metal films
by studying the effect of the particle-to-film distance, cavity geometry, and particle size. To …

Peptide self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature. It governs the organization of proteins,
controlling their folding kinetics and preserving their structural stability and bioactivity. In this …

Different experimental approaches used for structuration of magnetic nanoparticles on
surfaces are reviewed. Nanoparticles tend to organize on surfaces through self‐assembly …

1D assemblies of magnetic nanoparticles are of great potential for designing novel
nanostructured materials with enhanced collective magnetic properties. In that challenging …

Controlling the morphology and nanostructure of self-assembled peptide molecules is of
fundamental importance to chemistry and material science due to their bioactivity in both in …

This article presents a bottom-up strategy to assemble microscale paramagnetic particles
into colloidal dimers above a structured magnetic substrate. Application of an external …