Self-assembled supracrystals and heterostructures made from colloidal nanocrystals.

An introduction to the journal is presented which discusses various papers published within the issue, including one on mesocrystal formation and non-classical crystallization of pre-synthesized nanoparticles, one on the crystallization of metal nanoparticles with self-assembled monolayers of ligands, and another on the assembly of semiconductor metal-chalcogenide nanorods.