Nanotechnology is driving technology in this modern society. What do we need for nanotechnology then?
The answer is nanomaterials.
I am interested in the engineering of nanomaterials, specifically in size and shape control, because the structure reflected the chemical and physical properties of nanomaterials, directly.
Thus, to enrich the functionality of nanomaterials, synthesizing various structures is demanded. My strategy is to assemble the low-dimensional nanomaterials into hierarchically high-dimensional structures.
I expect these nanomaterials can exhibit unique characteristics which have high potentials to expand our experience about current nanotechnology.
I have synthesized various types of individual nanoparticles, which have the lowest dimension. Every nanoparticle was synthesized through a bottom-up process in wet chemistry. These individual nanoparticles are ready to be used as a building block for assembly.
Those above highly refined individual nanoparticles can be assembled to make the high-order structure. Assembled nanomaterials show the synergic, unexpected effect that is much better than individual nanomaterials.