Figure 1. Images showing the continuous transition from ordered single-crystal nanostructures (left) to liquid-like disordered nanostructures (right) (IMAGE)
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Figure 1. Images showing the continuous transition from ordered single-crystal nanostructures (left) to liquid-like disordered nanostructures (right)
The first row shows scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. The second row presents color-coded maps indicating local alignment of nanoparticles, where dark blue represents highly ordered regions and light yellow indicates disordered regions.
The third row shows analysis results indicating the degree of global structural order: distinct dot patterns correspond to well-ordered structures, while ring-like patterns indicate increasing disorder. (See Fig. 5 in the paper.)
The research team confirmed that by controlling annealing temperature and metal composition within the BCP, the degree of order and disorder in nanostructures can be precisely tuned.
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