Nanorod-Assembled Order Affects Diffusion Rate and Direction
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 11:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Georgia Tech Professor Rigoberto Hernandez studied the movements of a spherical probe amongst static nanorods. He found that the particles sometimes diffused faster in a nematic environment than in a disordered environment. That is, the channels left open between the ordered nanorods don't just steer nanoparticles along a direction, they also enable them to speed right through.