Self-assembled monolayers for interfacial engineering in solution-processed thin-film electronic devices: design, fabrication, and applications

M Li, M Liu, F Qi, FR Lin, AKY Jen - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Interfacial engineering has long been a vital means of improving thin-film device
performance, especially for organic electronics, perovskites, and hybrid devices. It greatly …

The pathway to intelligence: using stimuli‐responsive materials as building blocks for constructing smart and functional systems

X Zhang, L Chen, KH Lim, S Gonuguntla… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …

Liquid–liquid phase separation during amphiphilic self-assembly

A Ianiro, H Wu, MMJ van Rijt, MP Vena, ADA Keizer… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules in solution is a ubiquitous process in both
natural and synthetic systems. The ability to effectively control the structure and properties of …

Mechanisms of virus assembly

JD Perlmutter, MF Hagan - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Viruses are nanoscale entities containing a nucleic acid genome encased in a protein shell
called a capsid and in some cases are surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane. This review …

Assembly and phase transitions of colloidal crystals

B Li, D Zhou, Y Han - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Micrometre-sized colloidal particles can be viewed as large atoms with tailorable size,
shape and interactions. These building blocks can assemble into extremely rich structures …

Ergodicity and large deviations in physical systems with stochastic dynamics

RL Jack - The European Physical Journal B, 2020 - Springer
In ergodic physical systems, time-averaged quantities converge (for large times) to their
ensemble-averaged values. Large deviation theory describes rare events where these time …

3D self‐assembled microelectronic devices: concepts, materials, applications

D Karnaushenko, T Kang, VK Bandari, F Zhu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modern microelectronic systems and their components are essentially 3D devices that have
become smaller and lighter in order to improve performance and reduce costs. To maintain …

Equilibrium mechanisms of self-limiting assembly

MF Hagan, GM Grason - Reviews of modern physics, 2021 - APS
Self-assembly is a ubiquitous process in synthetic and biological systems, broadly defined
as the spontaneous organization of multiple subunits (macromolecules, particles, etc.) into …

Non-reciprocal multifarious self-organization

S Osat, R Golestanian - Nature Nanotechnology, 2023 - nature.com
A hallmark of living systems is the ability to employ a common set of building blocks that can
self-organize into a multitude of different structures. This capability can only be afforded in …

In vivo production of RNA nanostructures via programmed folding of single-stranded RNAs

M Li, M Zheng, S Wu, C Tian, D Liu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Programmed self-assembly of nucleic acids is a powerful approach for nano-constructions.
The assembled nanostructures have been explored for various applications. However …