Marie-Paule Pileni 
Metal Nano 3D Superlattices [PDF ebook] 
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

SYNTHESES OF METAL NANOCRYSTALS
Nanocrystal Growth Processes and Control of Size and Distribution
Crystalline Structure of Metal Nanocrystals
Various Techniques Used to Produce Metal Nanocrystals and Control their Sizes and Distribution
Influence of the Coating Agents on the Size Control
N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for Au Nanocrystals Stabilization
Conclusion
INFLUENCE OF THE NANOPARTICLE CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES CALLED NANOCRYSTALLINITIES ON VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Nano-Kinkerdall
Local Surface Plasmon Resonance, LSPR
Acoustic Vibrational Modes
3D Superlattice Growth Processes
Mechanical Properties
Conclusions
AU 3D SUPERLATTICES PRODUCED BY SOLVENT EVAPORATION PROCESS
3D Superlattice Morphology of Au Nanocrystal Coated with Thiol Derivatives
Interparticle Distance of Nanocrystals in 3D Superlattices
Au 3D Superlattices Coated with N-Heterocyclic Carbene
Conclusions
3D SUPERLATTICE GROWTH A THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous 3D Superlattice Growth Processes
Submillimeter Size Single 3D Superlattices of 5nm Au Nanocrystals
Conclusions

AG 3D SUPERLATTICES
Control of the Crystalline Structure of Ag 3D Superlattices
Optical Properties
Stability
Conclusions
MESOSTRUCTURE OF MAGNETIC NANOCRYSTALS
Magnetic Nanocrystals Dispersed in Solution: Ferrofluids
Mesostructures of Maghemite Nanocrystals
Mesostructures of Cobalt Nanocrystals
Conclusions

BINARY 3D SUPERLATTICES
Structure of 3D Superlattices Predicted by the Hard Sphere Model
Limitation of the Hard Sphere Models
Solvent-Mediated Crystallization of Nanocrystal 3D Assemblies of Silver Nanocrystals: Unexpected Superlattice Ripening
Collective Properties Involved in Self-Assemblies of Binary Systems
Conclusions

ANALOGY BETWEEN 3D SUPERLATTICES AND ATOMIC CRYSTALS: CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE
Atomic Crystals, Shaped 3D Superlattices and Minerals
Negative 3D Superlattices
Vicinal Surfaces
Quasi 3D Superlattices
Conclusions
ANALOGY BETWEEN 3D SUPERLATTICES AND ATOMIC CRYSTALS: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Magnetic Properties
Longitudinal Acoustic Phonons
Breathing Modes
Conclusions
3D SUPERLATTICE STABILITY
Influence of Temperature
Edging Process
Solvent-Mediated Crystallization of Nanocrystal 3D Assemblies
Conclusions

INTRINSIC PROPERTIES RELATED DUE TO THE SELF-ASSEMBLIES OF NANOCRYSTALS
Epitaxial Crystal Growth as a Result of the Manocrystal Ordering
Unexpected Electronic Properties of Micrometer-Thick 3D Superlattices of Au Nanocrystals
Collective Magnetic Properties of Co Nanocrystals Self-Assembled in 3D Superlattices
Super-Spin Glass Behavior of FCC 3D Superlattices.
Alignment of Magnetic Nanocrystals
Co 3D Superlattice Collective Properties of Amorphous Nanoparticles
Conclusion
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 3D SUPERLATTICES
Measurements of Mechanical Properties using Atomic Force Microscope, AFM
3D Superlattices Produced under Thermodynamic Processes
3D Superlattices Produced through Heteregeneous 3D Superlattice Growth Process
Do the Apparent Discrepancies of the Young Moduli Produced with a Large Variety of Metallic Nanocrystals Self-Assembled in fcc Structures Remain Valid or not?
Mesoscopic Assemblies of Co Nanocrystals Differing by their Size Distribution: Mechanical Intrinsic Properties.
Conclusions
CRACKS IN NANOCRYSTAL FILM
Cracks of Nanocrystal Films
Cracks in Nature
Conclusions

WATER DISPERSIVE HYDROPHOBIC SUPRASTRUCTURES: SPECIFIC PROPERTIES
Au and Co ‘Clustered’ Structures.
Colloidosomes and Supraballs
Nanoheaters
Conclusion
NANOCRYSTAL SELF-ASSEMBLY IN CELLS
Ferrite Colloidosomes and Supraballs
Intracellular Fate of Hydrophobic Nanocrystal Self-Assemblies in Tumor Cells
Conclusion
PHOTOTHERMAL EFFECTS IN THE TUMOR ENVIRONMENT
Colloidosomes and Supraballs
Photothermal Properties: Apparent Contradiction Between the Global Heating and Cell Death
Photothermal Properties in the in Vivo Tumor Microenvironment
Suprastructures Modulate the Distribution of Fe3O4 Nanocrystals in the Tumor Microenvironment
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Marie-Paule Pileni is a Distinguished Professor at University P&M Curie Sorbonne University and Senior Researcher in Nuclear and Environmental Center, France. She is a member (1999- at present) and chair (2004-2010) of Institut Universitaire de France, IUF, which favors the development of high-quality research and interdisciplinary projects among French universities. Over her career, she has received significant awards and prizes, such as the Langmuir award of the American Chemical Society, the lecture award of the Japanese Chemical Society, Emila Valori Award, French Academy of Sciences, Descartes-Huygens Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Doctor Honoris Causa, Chalmers University, Göteberg, Sweden and the research award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.