Worm-like micelles of a block copolymer–platinum(ii) hybrid evolve into sheet- and vesicle-like nanostructures in solvents of weakened quality. The worm-like micelles snap off to form star micelles or short worms that still hold their core–shell structures.
A polymer induced one-step interfacial self-assembly method was developed to fabricate flexible, robust and free-standing SERS substrates for rapid pesticide residue detection.
A free-standing graphene oxide/Ag nanowire film with a dense sandwich-like structure was fabricated via vacuum-assisted self-assembly. The EMI SE is up to 62 dB when the thickness is merely 8 μm in 8–40 GHz. The corresponding specific SE (EMI SE/t) is up to 77 500 dB cm−1.