Synthesis and self-assembly of oxide nanocubes in organic solution

Oxide nanocubes have received great research attention because of their unique chemical, optical, magnetic, and electrontransport properties, which are caused by the strong face-to-face interactions among the nanocubes. One of the main challenges in this field is how to realize larg-scale assembly oxide nanocubes in large scale. This review summarizes the recent progress in the organic solution- based routes for fabrication and self-assembly of oxide nanocubes, as well as related physical and chemical properties. Solvent and surfactants those may determine the growth and self-assembly behavior of the nanocubes are emphasized in this paper. This review aims to present a relatively general understanding of the correlation between the surface interactions and self-assembly behaviors of nanomaterials under organic solution based conditions and potential applications of self-assembled oxide nanocubes.