Patent ID: 9255002
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B81C,B82Y,C07H,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for forming self-assembly arrays of nanoparticles or quantum dots, the apparatus comprising: a substrate supporting a liquid composition including a plurality of a substance and a solvent, the solvent being an aqueous solution, the substance being selected from a group consisting of a nanoparticle and a quantum dot, the nanoparticle or the quantum dot comprising a center core and spacer ligands attached to the center core, the center core including a transition metal and the spacer ligands consisting of nucleic acids; and a removable micro-mold placed over the substrate and the liquid composition, the solvent being evaporated through at least one evaporation channel formed between the micro-mold and the substrate, the evaporation of the solvent through the at least one evaporation channel mediating a self-assembly of the plurality of the substances into an array deposited on the substrate, the array being internally organized into a superlattice.