Theoretical Investigations of Structure and Properties in Complex Materials

自组装是无序系统的组成部分相互作用以形成有组织的模式或新兴结构的过程。在纳米技术中，可以通过设计组分以自组装并实现期望的复合物或装置来有效地实现朝向分子尺度的装置的小型化。工作晶体管阵列可以使用逐层组装在有机电介质和有机半导体的栅极导体上以纳米级制造，具有制造更小、更强大的计算机芯片的潜在应用，用于电荷存储和机器人应用。嵌段共聚物可以自组装成具有设计性能的功能材料。自组装技术被认为是制备太阳能电池以及体内诊断和治疗的可行方法。

Self­-assembly is the process by which the components of a disordered system interact to form an organized pattern or emerging structure. In nanotechnology, miniaturization of devices towards the molecular scale can be efficiently achieved by designing the components to self­-assemble and realize the desired complex or device. Working transistor arrays can be fabricated at the nanoscale using layer-by­-layer assembly onto the gate conductor of an organic dielectric and an organic semiconductor, with potential application in the fabrication of smaller, more powerful computer chips, for charge storage and robotics applications. Block copolymers can be built to self­-assemble into functional materials with designed properties. Self­-assembly procedures are forecast as viable methods for fabrication of solar cells, and for in­-vivo diagnosis and treatment.