Thermodynamic nanocrystal
Thermodynamic nanoscystals (or rather "via thermodynamic means produced nanocrystals")
shall here in this wiki refer to any sorts of nanoscale crystals produced by thermodynamic means.
Definition
Thermodynamic nanocrystals include:
- Any sort of nanoparticle that is crystalline and are not crystolecules
- Metallic nanocrystals meant for catalysis
- Your typical quantum dot
For now see: Chemical synthesis
The section there on going higher dimensional in structures to assemble to avert the exponential drop in yield
discusses nanocrystals and their severe limiations.
Nanoparticle nanotech as "distraction" from focussed efforts
Because of the very limited control in overall shape, material, and atomic precision,
thermodynamic nanocrystals seem not be a good spot to put efforts in
for a targeted development towards gemstone metamaterial on-chip factories.
That "thermodynamic nanocrystals" may help in some unexpected way can of course not be excluded.
But there are other places with open problems where development will most definitely yield progress.
