Developing Multi-Scale Technologies for Two-Dimensional Metal Nanoparticle Superlattice Sheets

纳米粒子超晶格是指高度有序的纳米粒子阵列，它是一类新型的晶体材料，具有不同于体相晶体、孤立纳米晶体甚至无序纳米粒子组装体的集合性质。然而，由于缺乏多尺度技术，纳米粒子超晶格仍处于发展的萌芽阶段。该项目旨在开发这种重要的技术，以生产用于新型能量收集设备的二维纳米粒子超晶格片。这将为未来的能源行业产生新的知识和重要的专利技术，有助于进一步推进澳大利亚的知识基础，建立一个更加绿色的世界。

Nanoparticle superlattices refer to highly ordered nanoparticle arrays, which are a new class of crystalline materials with collective properties different from those of bulk phase crystals, isolated nanocrystals and even disordered nanocrystal assemblies. However nanoparticle superlattice is still in the embryonic stage of development due to the lack of multiscale technologies. This project aims to develop such important technologies to produce two-dimensional nanoparticle superlattice sheets for novel energy-harvesting devices. This will generate new knowledge and important patentable technologies for future energy industries, contributing to further advance Australian knowledge base and build a greener world.