{"publication":"ACS Nano","issue":"1","date_created":"2023-08-01T09:30:29Z","month":"01","publication_status":"published","publisher":"American Chemical Society","keyword":["General Physics and Astronomy","General Engineering","General Materials Science"],"status":"public","article_type":"original","extern":"1","_id":"13346","doi":"10.1021/acsnano.2c07558","oa_version":"Published Version","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","date_updated":"2023-08-02T06:51:15Z","type":"journal_article","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"day":"10","author":[{"full_name":"Lionello, Chiara","first_name":"Chiara","last_name":"Lionello"},{"first_name":"Claudio","last_name":"Perego","full_name":"Perego, Claudio"},{"full_name":"Gardin, Andrea","first_name":"Andrea","last_name":"Gardin"},{"first_name":"Rafal","last_name":"Klajn","full_name":"Klajn, Rafal","id":"8e84690e-1e48-11ed-a02b-a1e6fb8bb53b"},{"full_name":"Pavan, Giovanni M.","last_name":"Pavan","first_name":"Giovanni M."}],"page":"275-287","main_file_link":[{"open_access":"1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558"}],"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"The self-assembly of nanoparticles driven by small molecules or ions may produce colloidal superlattices with features and properties reminiscent of those of metals or semiconductors. However, to what extent the properties of such supramolecular crystals actually resemble those of atomic materials often remains unclear. Here, we present coarse-grained molecular simulations explicitly demonstrating how a behavior evocative of that of semiconductors may emerge in a colloidal superlattice. As a case study, we focus on gold nanoparticles bearing positively charged groups that self-assemble into FCC crystals via mediation by citrate counterions. In silico ohmic experiments show how the dynamically diverse behavior of the ions in different superlattice domains allows the opening of conductive ionic gates above certain levels of applied electric fields. The observed binary conductive/nonconductive behavior is reminiscent of that of conventional semiconductors, while, at a supramolecular level, crossing the “band gap” requires a sufficient electrostatic stimulus to break the intermolecular interactions and make ions diffuse throughout the superlattice’s cavities."}],"oa":1,"year":"2023","quality_controlled":"1","volume":17,"date_published":"2023-01-10T00:00:00Z","scopus_import":"1","article_processing_charge":"No","citation":{"ieee":"C. Lionello, C. Perego, A. Gardin, R. Klajn, and G. M. Pavan, “Supramolecular semiconductivity through emerging ionic gates in ion–nanoparticle superlattices,” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 17, no. 1. American Chemical Society, pp. 275–287, 2023.","apa":"Lionello, C., Perego, C., Gardin, A., Klajn, R., &#38; Pavan, G. M. (2023). Supramolecular semiconductivity through emerging ionic gates in ion–nanoparticle superlattices. <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558</a>","ama":"Lionello C, Perego C, Gardin A, Klajn R, Pavan GM. Supramolecular semiconductivity through emerging ionic gates in ion–nanoparticle superlattices. <i>ACS Nano</i>. 2023;17(1):275-287. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558\">10.1021/acsnano.2c07558</a>","chicago":"Lionello, Chiara, Claudio Perego, Andrea Gardin, Rafal Klajn, and Giovanni M. Pavan. “Supramolecular Semiconductivity through Emerging Ionic Gates in Ion–Nanoparticle Superlattices.” <i>ACS Nano</i>. American Chemical Society, 2023. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558\">https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558</a>.","short":"C. Lionello, C. Perego, A. Gardin, R. Klajn, G.M. Pavan, ACS Nano 17 (2023) 275–287.","mla":"Lionello, Chiara, et al. “Supramolecular Semiconductivity through Emerging Ionic Gates in Ion–Nanoparticle Superlattices.” <i>ACS Nano</i>, vol. 17, no. 1, American Chemical Society, 2023, pp. 275–87, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c07558\">10.1021/acsnano.2c07558</a>.","ista":"Lionello C, Perego C, Gardin A, Klajn R, Pavan GM. 2023. Supramolecular semiconductivity through emerging ionic gates in ion–nanoparticle superlattices. ACS Nano. 17(1), 275–287."},"title":"Supramolecular semiconductivity through emerging ionic gates in ion–nanoparticle superlattices","intvolume":"        17","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1936-0851"],"eissn":["1936-086X"]}}