Templating CdSe tetrapods at the air/water interface with POPC lipids

► CdSe tetrapods are templated at the air/water interface using lipids. ► We show long-range assembly of the tetrapods at an interface. ► Network structures of tetrapods are formed in the presence of POPC lipids. ► Large irregular aggregates of tetrapods are formed at the interface without lipids.