Fig. 3. Organization of gold nanorods inside supercrystals after partial ablation by FIB. (a–d) SEM images at different magnifications. Images display GNR organization at the center and the edges of the supercrystal. (e) Three-dimensional reconstruction of a box within the supercrystal with a volume of 1.3 μm3, showing smectic organization. (f) Orientation scattering plot obtained from the analysis of the image in (e), revealing the distribution of orientation angles of the nanorods within the structure.
