Influence of atomic lattice order on crystallinity of NP and their properties when a assembled

Impact of the Metallic Crystalline Structure on the Properties of Nanocrystals and Their Mesoscopic Assemblies.
Marie-Paule Pileni
Accounts of Chemical Research ASAP (2017)

The relation between structural atomic lattice and the degree of crystallinity of NP is nicely demonstrated here. Moreover, properties (mechanical, growth processes) of supracrystals also change with the nanocrystallinity of the nanoparticles used as building blocks.