Nanosheet architectonics: a hierarchically structured assembly for tailored fusion materials

Abstract

An approach to create new artificial materials with hierarchical structures and tailored properties using a layer-by-layer assembly of two-dimensional (2D) oxide nanosheets is demonstrated. 2D nanosheets have remarkable potential as building blocks for tailoring fusion materials combined with a range of foreign materials such as organic molecules, gels, polymers, and inorganic and metal nanoparticles. The ability to create functionalized, 2D hierarchical systems will lead to various applications in optoelectronics, spinelectronics, energy and environment technologies.