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Elizebath D, Vedhanarayanan B, Raj A, Sudarsanakumar C, Lin TW, Praveen VK. Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Mediated Formation of Chiral 2D Crystalline Nanosheets of a Co-Assembled System. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403438. [PMID: 38978442 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
The role of macromolecule-macromolecule and macromolecule-H2O interactions and the resulting perturbation of the H-bonded network of H2O in the liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) process of biopolymers are well-known. However, the potential of the hydrated state of supramolecular structures (non-covalent analogs of macromolecules) of synthetic molecules is not widely recognized for playing a similar role in the LLPS process. Herein, LLPS occurred during the co-assembly of hydrated supramolecular vesicles (bolaamphiphile, BA1) with a net positive charge (zeta potential, ζ = +60 ± 2 mV) and a dianionic chiral molecule (disodium l-[+]-tartrate) is reported. As inferred from cryo-transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the LLPS-formed droplets serve as the nucleation precursors, dictating the structure and properties of the co-assembly. The co-assembled structure formed by LLPS effectively integrates the counter anion's asymmetry, resulting in the formation of ultrathin free-standing, chiral 2D crystalline sheets. The significance of the hydrated state of supramolecular structures in influencing LLPS is unraveled through studies extended to a less hydrated supramolecular structure of a comparable system (BA2). The role of LLPS in modulating the hydrophobic interaction in water paves the way for the creation of advanced functional materials in an aqueous environment.
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- Drishya Elizebath
- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India
- Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, No.1727, Section 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Xitun District, Taichung City, 40704, Taiwan
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- School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, 686560, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Tunghai University, No.1727, Section 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Xitun District, Taichung City, 40704, Taiwan
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Lin T, Wang J. Strategies toward High-Performance Solution-Processed Lateral Photodetectors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1901473. [PMID: 31243827 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Due to their low cost and ease of integration, solution-processed lateral photodetectors (PDs) are becoming an important device type among the PD family. In recent years, enormous effort has been devoted to improving their performances, and great achievements have been made. A summary of the core progress, especially from the perspective of design principles and device physics, is necessary to further the development of the field, but is currently lacking. Here, to address this need, first, the working mechanism of PDs and the device figures-of-merit are introduced. Second, by classifying the active materials into four categories, including inorganic, organic, hybrid, and perovskite, the developed strategies toward high performance are discussed respectively. To close, the common physical rules behind all these strategies are generalized, and suggestions for future development are given accordingly.
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- Tao Lin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Lübtow M, Helmers I, Stepanenko V, Albuquerque RQ, Marder TB, Fernández G. Self-Assembly of 9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl) Anthracene (BPEA) Derivatives: Influence of π-π and Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions on Aggregate Morphology and Self-Assembly Mechanism. Chemistry 2017; 23:6198-6205. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Michael Lübtow
- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 40 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences; Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU); Liverpool UK
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Würzburg; Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 40 48149 Münster Germany
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