Fig. 1

Different types of structural organization of nanoscale materials. (a) simulated images of components present in the dataset reported here, including individual nanoparticles, arrays of nanoparticles, ordered structures and patterns, (b) simulated image of the default random attachment and uniform distribution of nanoparticles at the surface; (c) simulated image of specific binding of nanoparticles with ordering effects and the appearance of patterns; (d) a real experimental microscopy image comprising the ordering of nanoparticles; (e) examples of real experimental images of observed patterns.