A supramolecular chemistry approach is used to make supercrystalline spherical colloidal superparticles (SPs, see picture) from nanoparticles. Detailed mechanistic studies show that the formation of the SPs is a two-step process. The major driving force for superparticle formation is the solvophobic interaction between nanoparticle building blocks and the growth solution; fine-tuning the interaction led to a size-controlled synthesis.
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