Growing metamaterials with nanometric precision through surface chemical contrast

Growing metamaterials with nanometric precision through surface chemical contrast

NANOGROWDIRECT targets the rational design of addressable nanostructures in a time-efficient and scalable manner, fostering the creation of new architectures and functionalities for catalysis, energy production, biosensing, and optoe-lectronics. By unlocking the possibility of engineering bottom-up nucleation and growth of nanostructures directly on the substrate of choice, the project addresses an urgent need in the field, limiting the practical application of nano-technology in everyday life. This will ultimately enable direct nanocrystal synthesis in organised patterns with nano-metric resolution, while offering full control over their chemical environment and surface chemistry.