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. 2015 Dec 2;6:10052. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10052

Figure 4. Tuning BNSL structures through variations of NC core size and the chain length of polymer brushes.

Figure 4

(a) Low-magnification and (b) high-magnification TEM images of NaCl-type BNSLs self-assembled from 4.2 nm (1.1 k) Au and 13.4 nm (5.3 k) Fe3O4 NCs. (c) Structural model of the [110] projection of NaCl-type BNSLs. (d) Low-magnification and (e) high-magnification TEM images of MgZn2-type BNSLs self-assembled from 6.1 nm (5.3 k) Au and 13.4 nm (5.3 k) Fe3O4 NCs. (f) Structural model of the [001] projection of MgZn2-type BNSLs. (g) Low-magnification and (h) high-magnification TEM images of CaCu5-type BNSLs self-assembled from 6.1 nm (5.3 k) Au and 13.4 nm (5.3 k) Fe3O4 NCs. (i) Structural model of the [001] projection of CaCu5-type BNSLs. (j) TEM image of CaCu5-type BNSLs self-assembled from 7.6 nm (3.0k) Au and 13.4 nm (5.3 k) Fe3O4 NCs. Scale bars, (a) 100 nm; (b) 20 nm; (d) 100 nm; (e) 20 nm; (g) 100 nm; (h) 20 nm; (j) 20 nm.