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Lee S, Lee S, Kwak Y, Yousaf M, Cho E, Moon HR, Cho SJ, Park N, Choe W. Parsimonious Topology Based on Frank-Kasper Polyhedra in Metal-Organic Frameworks. JACS AU 2024; 4:2539-2546. [PMID: 39055145 PMCID: PMC11267544 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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A new topology previously unknown in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provides an important clue to uncovering a new series of polyhedral MOFs. We report a novel MOF crystallized in a parsimonious mep topology based on Frank-Kasper (FK) polyhedra. The distribution of angles in a tetrahedral arrangement (T-O-T) is crucial for the formation of FK polyhedra in mep topology. This finding led us to investigate the T-O-T angle distribution in related zeolites and zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs). Unlike zeolites, it is extremely difficult to achieve high T-O-T angles in ZIFs, which prevents the formation of some FK topologies. Density functional theory (DFT) total energy calculations support a correlation between T-O-T angles and the feasibility of new tetrahedron-based FK frameworks. This result may lead to innovative ways of accessing new cellular topologies by simple chemical tweaking of T-O-T angles.
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- Soochan Lee
- Department
of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
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- Center
for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute
for Basic Science, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans
University, Seoul 03760, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National
University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Center
for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute
for Basic Science, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
- Department
of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic
of Korea
- Graduate
School of Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National
Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Graduate
School of Artificial Intelligence, Ulsan
National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Zhao X, Wei C, Fuzhou W, Zhang X, Wang J, Wang M, Zhang M, Zhang C, Chen E, Yu H. Frank-Kasper phases in charge transfer complexes enable tunable photoelectronic properties. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:5212-5220. [PMID: 38904173 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00357h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Understanding how particles pack in space and the mechanisms underlying symmetry selection across soft matter is challenging. The Frank-Kasper (F-K) phase of complex spherical packing is amongst the most fascinating phases; however, it has not been observed in discotic liquid crystals until now. Herein, we report the first observation of F-K phases of charge transfer complexes (CTCs) obtained from triphenylene derivatives as donors and 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone as the acceptor. The CTCs were characterized using experimental and theoretical calculations, indicating that the F-K A15 cubic lattice possesses a unit cell containing 8 sphere-like supramolecules, each of which was self-assembled from 3 CTC complexes. The lattice constant was only 3.2 nm, which is by far the smallest for the A15 phase. Interestingly, the supramolecular assembly can be regarded as the molecular column splitting into isolated spherical fragments, impeding charge transfer and turning it into one insulator. This provides a simple and effective method for preparing asymmetric complex compounds for the design of unconventional self-assembled nanostructures.
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- Xinyue Zhao
- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Information Recording Materials Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Printing & Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing, 102600, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Institute of new structural materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Tajikawa R, Tokuami I, Nagao M, Okada A, Imoto H, Naka K. Phenyl-Substituted Cage Silsesquioxane-Based Star-Shaped Giant Molecular Clusters: Synthesis, Properties, and Surface Segregation Behavior. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:11795-11805. [PMID: 38758730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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The crystallinity, solubility, and physical properties of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) compounds are highly dependent on their organic substituents. We previously synthesized a series of isobutyl-substituted star-shaped POSS derivatives with aliphatic chain linkers of different length. In this study, we prepared C3- and C6-linked phenyl-substituted star-shaped POSS derivatives (3Ph-C3 and 3Ph-C6) by the hydrosilylation of heptaphenylallyl- and hexenyl-POSS (1a and 1b) and octadimethylsiloxy-Q8-silsesquioxane (Q8M8H) (2), respectively, and their properties were compared with those of the corresponding isobutyl-substituted derivatives (5iBu-C3 and 5iBu-C6). Although 3Ph-C6 was only soluble in chloroform and insoluble in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and toluene, 3Ph-C3 was soluble even in THF and toluene, suggesting that the shorter linkers of the derivative afford a wider range of solvents for dissolution. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis showed that 3Ph-C3 exhibited a baseline shift at 190 °C and an endothermic peak at 316 °C. However, no clear baseline shift was observed for 3Ph-C6. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the shorter linker in the phenyl-substituted star-shaped POSS derivative significantly increased the decomposition temperature compared with the longer linker. The annealed cast film of 3Ph-C3 at 340 °C above its melting temperature formed a transparent film even after cooling to room temperature. However, an opaque whitish film was formed in the case of 3Ph-C6. Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films containing 2 wt % 3Ph-C3 and 3Ph-C6 were prepared by casting their chloroform solutions onto glass substrates overnight at room temperature. The static water contact angle measurements and XPS analysis for the castings film containing 3Ph-C3 and 3Ph-C6 suggested that degree of the segregation amount of 3Ph-C3 was larger than that of 3Ph-C6. The shorter linker length in the phenyl-substituted star-shaped POSS derivative, 3Ph-C3, with its greater predicted solubility in PMMA, exhibited entropy-driven surface segregation.
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- Rina Tajikawa
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Materials Innovation Lab, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Goshokaido-cho, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Komiyama N, Ohkubo T, Maeda Y, Saeki Y, Ichikuni N, Masu H, Kanoh H, Ohara K, Takahashi R, Wadati H, Takagi H, Miwa Y, Kutsumizu S, Kishikawa K, Kohri M. Magnetic Supramolecular Spherical Arrays: Direct Formation of Micellar Cubic Mesophase by Lanthanide Metallomesogens with 7-Coordination Geometry. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309226. [PMID: 38477513 PMCID: PMC11132039 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Here, an unprecedented phenomenon in which 7-coordinate lanthanide metallomesogens, which align via hydrogen bonds mediated by coordinated H2O molecules, form micellar cubic mesophases at room temperature, creating body-centered cubic (BCC)-type supramolecular spherical arrays, is reported. The results of experiments and molecular dynamics simulations reveal that spherical assemblies of three complexes surrounded by an amorphous alkyl domain spontaneously align in an energetically stable orientation to form the BCC structure. This phenomenon differs greatly from the conventional self-assembling behavior of 6-coordinated metallomesogens, which form columnar assemblies due to strong intermolecular interactions. Since the magnetic and luminescent properties of different lanthanides vary, adding arbitrary functions to spherical arrays is possible by selecting suitable lanthanides to be used. The method developed in this study using 7-coordinate lanthanide metallomesogens as building blocks is expected to lead to the rational development of micellar cubic mesophases.
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- Nao Komiyama
- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
- Center for Analytical InstrumentationChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of ChemistryGraduate School of ScienceChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Faculty of Materials for EnergyShimane University1060, Nishi‐Kawatsu‐choMatsueShimane690‐8504Japan
- Diffraction and Scattering DivisionJapan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute1‐1‐1, Kouto, Sayo‐choSayo‐gunHyogo679‐5198Japan
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- Department of Material ScienceGraduate School of ScienceUniversity of Hyogo3‐2‐1 Kouto, Kamigori‐choAko‐gunHyogo678‐1297Japan
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- Department of Material ScienceGraduate School of ScienceUniversity of Hyogo3‐2‐1 Kouto, Kamigori‐choAko‐gunHyogo678‐1297Japan
- Institute of Laser EngineeringOsaka University2–6 YamadaokaSuitaOsaka565‐0871Japan
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- Photon FactoryInstitute of Materials Structure ScienceHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization1‐1 OhoTsukubaIbaraki305‐0801Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular ScienceFaculty of EngineeringGifu University1‐1 YanagidoGifu501‐1193Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular ScienceFaculty of EngineeringGifu University1‐1 YanagidoGifu501‐1193Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and BiotechnologyGraduate School of EngineeringChiba University1–33 Yayoi‐cho, Inage‐kuChiba263‐8522Japan
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Zhou X, Chi Y, Yang J, Yin P. Photoresponsive Viscoelasticity of the Granular Materials of Azobenzene-Bearing Molecular Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:19563-19570. [PMID: 38577839 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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The large sizes of granular particles lead to their slow diffusive dynamics and significant interparticle friction, bringing enormous difficulty to tune the mechanical properties and processability of the granular materials (GMs). Herein, 1 nm polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) particles functionalized with azobenzene are designed as structural units, and the obtained GMs show unique photoswitchable viscoelasticity. The azobenzene group can undergo a reversible trans-cis conformation switch while the π-π stacking among the azobenzene fragments is only favored by the trans-conformation due to molecular geometrical requirements. The POSS units from neighboring assemblies close pack to form microdomains, and the POSS is under confinement by both the supramolecular bonding and the other POSS in the microdomains. The simultaneous breaking of the two types of confinement is difficult and, therefore, the free diffusion of POSS is hindered, leading to the elasticity of the GMs of trans-POSS. For cis-POSS, the interparticle supramolecular interaction is weak and the POSS unit can undergo free diffusion, contributing to their high flowability at room temperature. The photoswitching viscoelasticity of GMs is further used for self-healing and photoswitchable adhesion. This work paves new pathways for the regulation of material viscoelasticity and the design of GM-based smart materials.
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- Xin Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices & School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices & School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices & School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices & School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Liu XY, Yan XY, Liu Y, Qu H, Wang Y, Wang J, Guo QY, Lei H, Li XH, Bian F, Cao XY, Zhang R, Wang Y, Huang M, Lin Z, Meijer EW, Aida T, Kong X, Cheng SZD. Self-assembled soft alloy with Frank-Kasper phases beyond metals. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:570-576. [PMID: 38297141 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01796-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Soft building blocks, such as micelles, cells or soap bubbles, tend to adopt near-spherical geometry when densely packed together. As a result, their packing structures do not extend beyond those discovered in metallic glasses, quasicrystals and crystals. Here we report the emergence of two Frank-Kasper phases from the self-assembly of five-fold symmetric molecular pentagons. The μ phase, an important intermediate in superalloys, is indexed in soft matter, whereas the ϕ phase exhibits a structure distinct from known Frank-Kasper phases in metallic systems. We find a broad size and shape distribution of self-assembled mesoatoms formed by molecular pentagons while approaching equilibrium that contribute to the unique packing structures. This work provides insight into the manipulation of soft building blocks that deviate from the typical spherical geometry and opens avenues for the fabrication of 'soft alloy' structures that were previously unattainable in metal alloys.
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- Xian-You Liu
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science, Wako, Japan
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA.
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Liu-Fu W, Xiao H, Chen J, Cai L, Yang J, Xue B, Lan L, Lai Y, Yin JF, Yin P. Unique Viscoelasticity and Hierarchical Relaxation Dynamics of Molecular Granular Materials. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3307-3314. [PMID: 38456631 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Resulting from the dense packing of subnanometer molecular clusters, molecular granular materials (MGMs) are shown to maintain high elasticity far above their apparent glass transition temperature (Tg*). However, our microscopic understanding of their structure-property relationship is still poor. Herein, 1 nm polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) are appended to a backbone chain in a brush configuration with different flexible linker chains. Assemblies of these brush polymers exhibit hierarchical relaxation dynamics with the glass transition arising from the cooperative dynamics of packed POSSs. The interaction among the assemblies can be strengthened by increasing the rigidity of linkers with the MGM relaxation modes changing from colloid- to polymer chain-like behavior, rendering their tunable viscoelasticity. This finally contributes to the decoupling of mechanical and thermal properties by showing elasticity dominant mechanical properties at a temperature 150 K above the Tg*.
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- Wei Liu-Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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Percec V, Sahoo D. From Frank-Kasper, Quasicrystals, and Biological Membrane Mimics to Reprogramming In Vivo the Living Factory to Target the Delivery of mRNA with One-Component Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:1353-1370. [PMID: 38232372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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This Perspective is dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Biomacromolecules. It provides a personal view on the developing field of the polymer and biology interface over the 25 years since the journal was launched by the American Chemical Society (ACS). This Perspective is meant to bridge an article published in the first issue of the journal and recent bioinspired developments in the laboratory of the corresponding author. The discovery of supramolecular spherical helices self-organizing into Frank-Kasper and quasicrystals as models of icosahedral viruses, as well as of columnar helical assemblies that mimic rodlike viruses by supramolecular dendrimers, is briefly presented. The transplant of these assemblies from supramolecular dendrimers to block copolymers, giant surfactants, and other self-organized soft matter follows. Amphiphilic self-assembling Janus dendrimers and glycodendrimers as mimics of biological membranes and their glycans are discussed. New concepts derived from them that evolved in the in vivo targeted delivery of mRNA with the simplest one-component synthetic vector systems are introduced. Some synthetic methodologies employed during the synthesis and self-assembly are explained. Unraveling bioinspired applications of novel materials concludes this brief 25th Anniversary Perspective of Biomacromolecules.
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- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Wang L, Du Z, Xu M, Dai Q, Guo QY, Fan B, Tang W. Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Nanoparticles Formed of POSS-PEG for the Delivery of Boronic Acid-Containing Therapeutics. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:5071-5082. [PMID: 37691317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Polymeric vehicles often exhibit batch-to-batch variations due to polydispersity, limiting their reproducibility for biomedical applications. In contrast, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) has emerged as an attractive candidate for drug delivery due to its precise chemical structure and rigid molecular shape. A promising strategy to enhance drug efficacy while reducing systemic toxicity is the development of multi-stimuli-responsive delivery systems capable of targeted drug release at a disease site. Herein, we developed a drug delivery platform based on POSS-polymer conjugates. By functionalizing the POSS with amino groups and establishing B-N coordination with boronic acids, the nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit responsive behavior to stimuli, including adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP), acidic pH, and nucleophilic reagents. We successfully encapsulated two boronic acid-containing molecules: tetraphenylethylene (TPE), serving as a fluorescent probe, and bortezomib (BTZ), an anticancer drug. The TPE@NPs were employed to visualize the cellular uptake of NPs by tumor cells, while the BTZ@NPs exhibited increased cytotoxicity in tumor cells compared with normal cells. This POSS-PEG conjugate offers a nanoparticle platform for encapsulating versatile boronic acid-containing molecules, thereby enhancing drug efficacy while minimizing systemic toxicity. Given the wide-ranging applications of boronic acid-containing molecules in biomedicine, our platform holds significant promise for the development of intelligent drug delivery systems for diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- Lan Wang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Li XH, Dai S, Yan XY, Lei H, Liu XY, Liu Y, Zhang W, Xu X, Yin JF, Wu Y, Ye F, Guo QY, Cheng SZD. A Thiol-Michael Approach Towards Versatile Functionalized Cyclic Titanium-Oxo Clusters. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302352. [PMID: 37584964 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
Abstract
In expanding our research activities of superlattice engineering, designing new giant molecules is the necessary first step. One attempt is to use inorganic transition metal clusters as building blocks. Efficient functionalization of chemically precise transition metal clusters, however, remains a great challenge to material scientists. Herein, we report an efficient thiol-Michael addition approach for the modifications of cyclic titanium-oxo cluster (CTOC). Several advantages, including high efficiency, mild reaction condition, capability of complete addition, high atom economy, as well as high functional group tolerance were demonstrated. This approach can afford high yields of fully functionalized CTOCs, which provides a powerful platform for achieving versatile functionalization of precise transition metal clusters and further applications.
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- Xing-Han Li
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325-3909, United States
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325-3909, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710018, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325-3909, United States
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325-3909, United States
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Sakai H, Yung TM, Mure T, Kurono N, Fujii S, Nakamura Y, Hayakawa T, Li MC, Hirai T. Controlling Circularly Polarized Luminescence Using Helically Structured Chiral Silica as a Nanosized Fused Quartz Cell. JACS AU 2023; 3:2698-2702. [PMID: 37885578 PMCID: PMC10598828 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) is typically achieved with a chiral luminophore. However, using a helical nanosized fused quartz cell consisting of chiral silica, we could control the wavelength and helical sense of the CPL of an achiral luminophore. Chiral silica with a helical nanostructure was prepared by calcining a mixture of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)-functionalized isotactic poly(methacrylate) (it-PMAPOSS) and a small amount of chiral dopant. The chiral silica encapsulated functional molecules, including luminophores, along the helical nanocavity, leading to induced circular dichroism (ICD) and induced circularly polarized luminescence (iCPL). Because chiral silica can act as a helical nanosized fused quartz cell, it can encapsulate not only the luminophore but also solvent molecules. By changing the solvent in the luminophore-containing nanosized fused quartz cell, the wavelength of the CPL was controlled. This method provides an effective strategy for designing novel CPL-active materials.
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- Hinari Sakai
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, Center for Intelligent Drug
Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical
Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-36 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, Center for Intelligent Drug
Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Graduate School of
Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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Dan J, Waqar M, Erofeev I, Yao K, Wang J, Pennycook SJ, Loh ND. A multiscale generative model to understand disorder in domain boundaries. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj0904. [PMID: 37851810 PMCID: PMC10584341 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj0904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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A continuing challenge in atomic resolution microscopy is to identify significant structural motifs and their assembly rules in synthesized materials with limited observations. Here, we propose and validate a simple and effective hybrid generative model capable of predicting unseen domain boundaries in a potassium sodium niobate thin film from only a small number of observations, without expensive first-principles calculations or atomistic simulations of domain growth. Our results demonstrate that complicated domain boundary structures spanning 1 to 100 nanometers can arise from simple interpretable local rules played out probabilistically. We also found previously unobserved, significant, tileable boundary motifs that may affect the piezoelectric response of the material system, and evidence that our system creates domain boundaries with the highest configurational entropy. More broadly, our work shows that simple yet interpretable machine learning models could pave the way to describe and understand the nature and origin of disorder in complex materials, therefore improving functional materials design.
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- Jiadong Dan
- NUS Centre for Bioimaging Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117557, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117558, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore 138634, Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- NUS Centre for Bioimaging Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117557, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore 138634, Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- NUS Centre for Bioimaging Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117557, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117558, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117551, Singapore
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Wang Y, Chen J, Li R, Götz A, Drobek D, Przybilla T, Hübner S, Pelz P, Yang L, Apeleo Zubiri B, Spiecker E, Engel M, Ye X. Controlled Self-Assembly of Gold Nanotetrahedra into Quasicrystals and Complex Periodic Supracrystals. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17902-17911. [PMID: 37534987 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The self-assembly of shape-anisotropic nanocrystals into large-scale structures is a versatile and scalable approach to creating multifunctional materials. The tetrahedral geometry is ubiquitous in natural and manmade materials, yet regular tetrahedra present a formidable challenge in understanding their self-assembly behavior as they do not tile space. Here, we report diverse supracrystals from gold nanotetrahedra including the quasicrystal (QC) and the dimer packing predicted more than a decade ago and hitherto unknown phases. We solve the complex three-dimensional (3D) structure of the QC by a combination of electron microscopy, tomography, and synchrotron X-ray scattering. Nanotetrahedron vertex sharpness, surface ligands, and assembly conditions work in concert to regulate supracrystal structure. We also discover that the surface curvature of supracrystals can induce structural changes of the QC tiling and eventually, for small supracrystals with high curvature, stabilize a hexagonal approximant. Our findings bridge the gap between computational design and experimental realization of soft matter assemblies and demonstrate the importance of accurate control over nanocrystal attributes and the assembly conditions to realize increasingly complex nanopolyhedron supracrystals.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, IZNF, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Herranz M, Pedrosa C, Martínez-Fernández D, Foteinopoulou K, Karayiannis NC, Laso M. Fine-tuning of colloidal polymer crystals by molecular simulation. Phys Rev E 2023; 107:064605. [PMID: 37464607 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.064605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
Abstract
Through extensive molecular simulations we determine a phase diagram of attractive, fully flexible polymer chains in two and three dimensions. A rich collection of distinct crystal morphologies appear, which can be finely tuned through the range of attraction. In three dimensions these include the face-centered cubic, hexagonal close packed, simple hexagonal, and body-centered cubic crystals and the Frank-Kasper phase. In two dimensions the dominant structures are the triangular and square crystals. A simple geometric model is proposed, based on the concept of cumulative neighbors of ideal crystals, which can accurately predict most of the observed structures and the corresponding transitions. The attraction range can thus be considered as an adjustable parameter for the design of colloidal polymer crystals with tailored morphologies.
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- Miguel Herranz
- Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) C. José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) C. José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) C. José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) C. José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) C. José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) and Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales (ETSII), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) C. José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Jun T, Park H, Kim J, Lee W, Ahn H, Jang WD, Lee B, Ryu DY. Impact of peripheral alkyl chain length on mesocrystal assemblies of G2 dendrons. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:9069-9075. [PMID: 37158020 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01243c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Unique sphere-packing mesophases such as Frank-Kasper (FK) phases have emerged from the viable design of intermolecular interactions in supramolecular assemblies. Herein, a series of Cn-G2-CONH2 dendrons possessing an identical core wedge are investigated to elucidate the impact of peripheral alkyl chain lengths (Cn) on the formation of the close-packed structures. The C18 and C14 dendrons, of which the contour lengths of the periphery Lp are longer than the wedge length Lw, assemble into a uniform sphere-packing phase such as body-centred cubic (BCC), whereas the C8 dendron with short (Lp < Lw) corona environment forms the FK A15 phase. Particularly in the intermediate C12 and C10 dendrons (Lp ≈ Lw), cooling the samples from an isotropic state leads to cooling-rate-dependent phase behaviours. The C12 dendron produces two structures of hexagonal columnar and sphere-packing phases (BCC and A15), while the C10 dendron generates the A15 and σ phases by the fast- and slow-cooling processes, respectively. Our results show the impact of peripheral alkyl chain lengths on the formation of mesocrystal phases, where the energy landscape of the dendrons at Lp/Lw ≈ 1 must be more complex and delicate than those with either longer or shorter peripheral alkyl chains.
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- Taesuk Jun
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Industry Technology Convergence Centre, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, 80 Jigok-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Industry Technology Convergence Centre, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, 80 Jigok-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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Yao D, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Sun X, Liu X, Zhou J, Jiang W, Hua W, Liang H. Catalytic-assembly of programmable atom equivalents. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2219034120. [PMID: 37094158 PMCID: PMC10161102 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2219034120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Escape from metastable states in self-assembly of colloids is an intractable problem. Unlike the commonly adopted approach of thermal annealing, the recently developed enthalpy-mediated strategy provided a different option to address this dilemma in a dynamically controllable manner at room temperature. However, it required a complex catalytic-assembly DNA strand-displacement circuitry to mediate interaction between multiple components. In this work, we present a simple but effective way to achieve catalytic-assembly of DNA-functionalized colloidal nanoparticles, i.e., programmable atom equivalents, in a far-from-equilibrium system. A removable molecule named "catassembler" that acts as a catalyst was employed to rectify imperfect linkages and help the system escape from metastability without affecting the assembled framework. Notably, catalytic efficiency of the catassembler can be effectively improved by changing the seesaw catassembler in toehold length design or numbers of the repeat units. Leveraging this tractable catalytic-assembly approach, different ordered architectures were easily produced by directly mixing all reactants, as in chemical reactions. By switching bonding identities, solid-solid phase transformations between different colloidal crystals were achieved. This work opens up an avenue for programming colloid assembly in a far-from-equilibrium system.
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- Dongbao Yao
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin130022, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai201204, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui230026, P. R. China
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Shao Y, Han D, Tao Y, Feng F, Han G, Hou B, Liu H, Yang S, Fu Q, Zhang WB. Leveraging Macromolecular Isomerism for Phase Complexity in Janus Nanograins. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:289-299. [PMID: 36844495 PMCID: PMC9951285 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
It remains intriguing whether macromolecular isomerism, along with competing molecular interactions, could be leveraged to create unconventional phase structures and generate considerable phase complexity in soft matter. Herein, we report the synthesis, assembly, and phase behaviors of a series of precisely defined regioisomeric Janus nanograins with distinct core symmetry. They are named B2DB2 where B stands for iso-butyl-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and D stands for dihydroxyl-functionalized POSS. While BPOSS prefers crystallization with a flat interface, DPOSS prefers to phase-separate from BPOSS. In solution, they form 2D crystals owing to strong BPOSS crystallization. In bulk, the subtle competition between crystallization and phase separation is strongly influenced by the core symmetry, leading to distinct phase structures and transition behaviors. The phase complexity was understood based on their symmetry, molecular packing, and free energy profiles. The results demonstrate that regioisomerism could indeed generate profound phase complexity.
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- Yu Shao
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer
Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College
of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer
Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College
of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer
Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Center
for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification
of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College
of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer
Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer
Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Center
for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification
of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Center
for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification
of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College
of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer
Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer
Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Shao Y, Hou B, Li W, Yan X, Wang X, Xu Y, Dong Q, Li W, He J, Zhang WB. Three-Component Bolaform Giant Surfactants Forming Lamellar Nanopatterns with Sub-5 nm Feature Sizes. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yu Shao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry & Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Topological dual and extended relations between networks of clathrate hydrates and Frank-Kasper phases. Nat Commun 2023; 14:596. [PMID: 36737604 PMCID: PMC9898525 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36242-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Clathrate hydrates are a class of ordered structures that are stabilized via the delicate balance of hydrophobic interactions between water and guest molecules, of which the space-filling network of hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) water molecules are closely related to tetrahedrally close-packed structures, known as Frank-Kasper (FK) phases. Here we report an alternative way to understand the intricate structures of clathrate hydrates, which unveils the diverse crystalline H-bonded networks that can be generated via assembly of one common building block. In addition to the intrinsic relations and pathways linking these crystals, we further illustrate the rich structural possibilities of clathrate hydrates. Given that the topological dual relations between networks of clathrate hydrates and tetrahedral close-packed structures, the descriptors presented for clathrate hydrates can be directly extended to other ordered materials for a more thorough understanding of their nucleation, phases transition, and co-existence mechanisms.
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Lin X, Deng YY, Zhang Q, Han D, Fu Q. Effect of POSS Size on the Porosity and Adsorption Performance of Hybrid Porous Polymers. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiong Lin
- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, P. R. China
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Distler ME, Landy KM, Gibson KJ, Lee B, Weigand S, Mirkin CA. Symmetry-Breaking Dendrimer Synthons in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:841-850. [PMID: 36607135 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Breaking symmetry in colloidal crystals is challenging due to the inherent chemical and structural isotropy of many nanoscale building blocks. If a non-particle component could be used to anisotropically encode such building blocks with orthogonal recognition properties, one could expand the scope of structural and compositional possibilities of colloidal crystals beyond what is thus far possible with purely particle-based systems. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of novel DNA dendrimers that function as symmetry-breaking synthons, capable of programming anisotropic and orthogonal interactions within colloidal crystals. When the DNA dendrimers have identical sticky ends, they hybridize with DNA-functionalized nanoparticles to yield three distinct colloidal crystals, dictated by dendrimer size, including a structure not previously reported in the field of colloidal crystal engineering, Si2Sr. When used as symmetry-breaking synthons (when the sticky ends deliberately consist of orthogonal sequences), the synthesis of binary and ternary colloidal alloys with structures that can only be realized through directional interactions is possible. Furthermore, by modulating the extent of shape anisotropy within the DNA dendrimers, the local distribution of the nanoparticles within the crystals can be directed.
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- Max E Distler
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- X-Ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- DuPont-Northwestern-Dow Collaborative Access Team (DND-CAT) Synchrotron Research Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Gan Z, Zhou D, Ma Z, Xu M, Xu Z, He J, Zhou J, Dong XH. Local Chain Feature Mandated Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:487-497. [PMID: 36572645 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
This work demonstrates an effective and robust approach to regulate phase behaviors of a block copolymer by programming local features into otherwise homogeneous linear chains. A library of sequence-defined, isomeric block copolymers with globally the same composition but locally different side chain patterns were elaborately designed and prepared through an iterative convergent growth method. The precise chemical structure and uniform chain length rule out all inherent molecular defects associated with statistical distribution. The local features are found to exert surprisingly pronounced impacts on the self-assembly process, which have yet to be well recognized. While other molecular parameters remain essentially the same, simply rearranging a few methylene units among the alkyl side chains leads to strikingly different phase behaviors, bringing about (i) a rich diversity of nanostructures across hexagonally packed cylinders, Frank-Kasper A15 phase, Frank-Kasper σ phase, dodecagonal quasicrystals, and disordered state; (ii) a significant change of lattice dimension; and (iii) a substantial shift of order-to-disorder transition temperature (up to 40 °C). Different from the commonly observed enthalpy-dominated cases, the frustration due to the divergence between the native molecular geometry originating from side chain distribution and the local packing environment mandated by lattice symmetry is believed to play a pivotal role. Engineering the local chain feature introduces another level of structural complexity, opening up a new and effective pathway for modulating phase transition without changing the chemistry or composition.
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- Zhanhui Gan
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.,College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Lionello C, Perego C, Gardin A, Klajn R, Pavan GM. Supramolecular Semiconductivity through Emerging Ionic Gates in Ion-Nanoparticle Superlattices. ACS NANO 2023; 17:275-287. [PMID: 36548051 PMCID: PMC9835987 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The self-assembly of nanoparticles driven by small molecules or ions may produce colloidal superlattices with features and properties reminiscent of those of metals or semiconductors. However, to what extent the properties of such supramolecular crystals actually resemble those of atomic materials often remains unclear. Here, we present coarse-grained molecular simulations explicitly demonstrating how a behavior evocative of that of semiconductors may emerge in a colloidal superlattice. As a case study, we focus on gold nanoparticles bearing positively charged groups that self-assemble into FCC crystals via mediation by citrate counterions. In silico ohmic experiments show how the dynamically diverse behavior of the ions in different superlattice domains allows the opening of conductive ionic gates above certain levels of applied electric fields. The observed binary conductive/nonconductive behavior is reminiscent of that of conventional semiconductors, while, at a supramolecular level, crossing the "band gap" requires a sufficient electrostatic stimulus to break the intermolecular interactions and make ions diffuse throughout the superlattice's cavities.
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- Chiara Lionello
- Department
of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico
di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department
of Innovative Technologies, University of
Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Polo Universitario
Lugano, Campus Est, Via
la Santa 1, 6962 Lugano-Viganello, Switzerland
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- Department
of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico
di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute
of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department
of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico
di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
- Department
of Innovative Technologies, University of
Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Polo Universitario
Lugano, Campus Est, Via
la Santa 1, 6962 Lugano-Viganello, Switzerland
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Liu ZF, Ren J, Li P, Niu LY, Liao Q, Zhang S, Yang QZ. Circularly Polarized Laser Emission from Homochiral Superstructures based on Achiral Molecules with Conformal Flexibility. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214211. [PMID: 36374590 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Without external chiral intervention, it is a challenge to form homochirality from achiral molecules with conformational flexibility. We here report on a rational strategy that uses multivalent noncovalent interactions to clamp the molecular conformations of achiral D-A molecules. These interactions overcome the otherwise dominant dipole-dipole interactions and thus disfavor their symmetric antiparallel stacking. It in turn facilitates parallel packing, leading to spontaneous symmetry breaking during crystallization and thus the formation of homochiral conglomerates. When this emergent homochirality is coupled with optical gain characteristics of the molecules, the homochiral crystals are explored as excellent circularly polarized micro-lasers with low lasing threshold (16.4 μJ cm-2 ) and high dissymmetry factor glum (0.9). This study therefore provides a facile design strategy for supramolecular chiral materials and active laser ones without the necessity of intrinsic chiral element.
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- Zheng-Fei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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Zhou Y, Luo J, Liu T, Wen T, Williams-Pavlantos K, Wesdemiotis C, Cheng SZD, Liu T. Molecular Geometry-Directed Self-Recognition in the Self-Assembly of Giant Amphiphiles. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200216. [PMID: 35557023 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Three sets of polyoxometalate (POM)-based amphiphilic hybrid macromolecules with different rigidity in their organic tails are used as models to understand the effect of molecular rigidity on their possible self-recognition feature during self-assembly processes. Self-recognition is achieved in the mixed solution of two structurally similar, sphere-rigid T-shape-linked oligofluorene(TOF4 ) rod amphiphiles, with the hydrophilic clusters being Anderson (Anderson-TOF4 ) and Dawson (Dawson-TOF4 ), respectively. Anderson-TOF4 is observed to self-assemble into onion-like multilayer structures and Dawson-TOF4 forms multilayer vesicles. The self-assembly is controlled by the interdigitation of hydrophobic rods and the counterion-mediated attraction among charged hydrophilic inorganic clusters. When the hydrophobic blocks are less rigid, e.g., partially rigid polystyrene and fully flexible alkyl chains, self-recognition is not observed, attributing to the flexible conformation of hydrophobic molecules in the solvophobic domain. This study reveals that the self-recognition among amphiphiles can be achieved by the geometrical limitation of the supramolecular structure due to the rigidity of solvophobic domains.
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- Yifan Zhou
- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 50610, China
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.,South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 50610, China
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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Liang R, Xue Y, Fu X, Le AN, Song Q, Qiang Y, Xie Q, Dong R, Sun Z, Osuji CO, Johnson JA, Li W, Zhong M. Hierarchically engineered nanostructures from compositionally anisotropic molecular building blocks. NATURE MATERIALS 2022; 21:1434-1440. [PMID: 36357688 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01393-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The inability to synthesize hierarchical structures with independently tailored nanoscale and mesoscale features limits the discovery of next-generation multifunctional materials. Here we present a predictable molecular self-assembly strategy to craft nanostructured materials with a variety of phase-in-phase hierarchical morphologies. The compositionally anisotropic building blocks employed in the assembly process are formed by multicomponent graft block copolymers containing sequence-defined side chains. The judicious design of various structural parameters in the graft block copolymers enables broadly tunable compositions, morphologies and lattice parameters across the nanoscale and mesoscale in the assembled structures. Our strategy introduces advanced design principles for the efficient creation of complex hierarchical structures and provides a facile synthetic platform to access nanomaterials with multiple precisely integrated functionalities.
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- Ruiqi Liang
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Jun T, Park H, Jeon S, Ahn H, Jang WD, Lee B, Ryu DY. Apex hydrogen bonds in dendron assemblies modulate close-packed mesocrystal structures. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:16936-16943. [PMID: 36345976 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05458b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The close-packed mesocrystal structures from soft-matter assemblies have recently received attention due to their structural similarity to atomic crystals, displaying various sphere-packing Frank-Kasper (FK) and quasicrystal structures. Herein, diverse mesocrystal structures are explored in second-generation dendrons (G2-X) designed with identical wedges, in which the terminal functionalities X = CONH2 and CH2NH2 represent two levels of the strong and weak hydrogen-bonding apexes, respectively. The cohesive interactions at the core apex, referred to as the core interactions, are effectively modulated by forming heterogeneous hydrogen bonds between these two functional units. For the dendron assemblies compositionally close to each pure component of G2-CONH2 and G2-CH2NH2, their own FK A15 and C14 phases dominate other phases, respectively. We show the existence of the wide-range FK σ including the dodecagonal quasicrystal (DDQC) phases from the dendron mixtures between G2-CONH2 and G2-CH2NH2, providing an experimental phase sequence of A15-σ-DDQC-C14 as the core interactions are alleviated. Intriguingly, the temperature dependence of particle sizes shows that the high plateau values of particle sizes are maintained equivalently until each threshold temperature (Tth), followed by a prompt decrease above the Tth. A decrease in Tth by alleviating the core interactions and its composition dependence suggest that the more size-dispersed particles, the more susceptibility to chain exchange with increasing temperature. Our results on the formation of supramolecular dendron assemblies provide a guide to understand the core-interaction-dependent mesocrystal structures toward the fundamental principle underlying the temperature dependence of their particle sizes.
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- Taesuk Jun
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Industry Technology Convergence Centre, Pohang Accelerator, Laboratory, 80 Jigok-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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Naga N, Jinno M, Wang Y, Nakano T. The first space-filling polyhedrons of polymer cubic cells originated from Weaire-Phelan structure created by polymerization induced phase separation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19141. [DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22058-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
AbstractThe Weaire–Phelan structure is a three-dimensional structure composed of two different polyhedra having the same volume, i.e., pyritohedron and truncated hexagonal trapezohedron. It was proposed by Weaire and Phelan in 1993 as a solution of the Kelvin problem of filling space with no gaps with cells of minimum surface area and equal volume. It was found in physical systems including liquid foam and a metal alloy while it has never been constructed as organic materials. We report herewith the first polymeric Weaire–Phelan structure constructed through phase-separation of a single polymer species that is synthesized by simple polyaddition between tetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate) and 1,6-diisocyanatohexane. The structure has the order of micrometers and is amorphous unlike reported crystal structures similar to the Weaire–Phelan structure.
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Nouri B, Chen CY, Lin JM, Chen HL. Phase Control of Colloid-like Block Copolymer Micelles by Tuning Size Distribution via Thermal Processing. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Babak Nouri
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Experimental Facility Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Experimental Facility Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Liang R, Song Q, Li R, Le AN, Fu X, Xue Y, Ji X, Li W, Zhong M. Rapid Access to Diverse Multicomponent Hierarchical Nanostructures from Mixed‐Graft Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210067. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ruiqi Liang
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
- Department of Chemistry Yale University New Haven CT 06520 USA
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Progress in polymer single-chain based hybrid nanoparticles. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zheng YY, Zhu H, Tan Y, Liu FYQ, Wu YX. Rapid Self-healing and Strong Adhesive Elastomer via Supramolecular Aggregates from Core-shell Micelles of Silicon Hydroxyl-functionalized cis-Polybutadiene. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2808-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Huang YC, Chen WC, Kuo SW. Mesoporous Phenolic/POSS Hybrids Induced by Microphase Separation Arising from Competitive Hydrogen Bonding Interactions. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yen-Chi Huang
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung804, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung804, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung804, Taiwan
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He J, Wang Q. Frank–Kasper Phases of Diblock Copolymer Melts Studied with the DPD Model: SCF Results. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Juntong He
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1370 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1370, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1370 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1370, United States
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Skye RS, Teich EG, Dshemuchadse J. Tuning assembly structures of hard shapes in confinement via interface curvature. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:6782-6790. [PMID: 35876270 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00545j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Assembly in confinement is a problem of great interest in colloidal structure design, plasmonics, photonics, and industrial packaging. Along with the range of design choices provided by particle shape and attraction or repulsion, confined systems add an additional layer of complexity through the interactions between particles and the container holding them. The range of possible behaviors produced by these systems remains largely unexplored, yet has profound consequences on the resultant assembled structure. Here, we address this problem by exploring how the assembly of hard tetrahedral particles is affected by a spherical container. We simulate particle assemblies in containers holding 4 to 10 000 particles and analyze the range of resultant structures. We find that the presence of a curved wall causes organization into distinct concentric shells in containers holding up to thousands of particles. In addition, we see that wall curvature affects structural motifs in systems as large as 10 000 particles, promoting local environments that maximally conform to the wall and providing a seed for the propagation of these motifs into the interior of the container. Through this work, we show how confining interfaces can be used to promote the assembly of structures markedly distinct from those seen in the more commonly studied bulk systems.
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- Rachael S Skye
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, USA.
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Mueller AJ, Lindsay AP, Jayaraman A, Weigand S, Lodge TP, Mahanthappa MK, Bates FS. Tuning Diblock Copolymer Particle Packing Symmetry with Variable Molecular Weight Core-Homopolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Andreas J. Mueller
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 United States
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- DND-CAT, Advanced Photon Source, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4857, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 United States
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Liang R, Song Q, Li R, Le AN, Fu X, Xue Y, Ji X, Li W, Zhong M. Rapid Access to Diverse Multicomponent Hierarchical Nanostructures from Mixed‐Graft Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ruiqi Liang
- Yale University Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Brookhaven National Laboratory National Synchrotron Light Source II UNITED STATES
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- Yale University Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Yale University Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Yale University Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Yale University Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Fudan University Department of Macromolecular Science CHINA
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- Yale University Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering 17 Hillhouse Ave Room 422 06511 New Haven UNITED STATES
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Zhou D, Xu M, Ma Z, Gan Z, Zheng J, Tan R, Dong XH. Discrete Diblock Copolymers with Tailored Conformational Asymmetry: A Precise Model Platform to Explore Complex Spherical Phases. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Dongdong Zhou
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Mohamed MG, Kuo SW. Progress in the self-assembly of organic/inorganic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) hybrids. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:5535-5561. [PMID: 35880446 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm00635a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This Review describes recent progress in the self-assembly of organic/inorganic POSS hybrids derived from mono-, di-, and multi-functionalized POSS cages. We highlight the self-assembled structures and physical properties of giant surfactants and chain-end- and side-chain-type hybrids derived from mono-functionalized POSS cages; main-chain-type hybrids derived from di-functionalized POSS cages; and star-shaped hybrids derived from multi-functionalized POSS cages; with various polymeric attachments, including polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), phenolic, PVPh, and polypeptides.
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- Mohamed Gamal Mohamed
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
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Single-component optically transparent film of a star-shaped cage silsesquioxane derivative and its phase change behavior. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00674-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ding X, Liu D, Jiang X, Chen X, Zuckermann RN, Sun J. Hierarchical Approach for Controlled Assembly of Branched Nanostructures from One Polymer Compound by Engineering Crystalline Domains. ACS NANO 2022; 16:10470-10481. [PMID: 35638769 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c01171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The interplay of crystalline packing, which governs atomic length-scale order, and hierarchical assembly, which governs longer length scales, is essential to fabricate complex superstructures from polymers for many applications. Here, we demonstrate that a diblock copolymer containing an N-octylglycine peptoid block, which has a propensity to crystallize, can form distinct hierarchical superstructures including a star-like morphology, a superbrush, or a nanosheet by tuning the balance between surface energy arising from the solubility of the copolymers and crystallization energy of the solvophobic polypeptoid blocks. We show that partially ordered micellar aggregates (clusters) are key intermediates that form early in the assembly process and template the formation of superstructures via the oriented fusion of individual micelles as the growth materials. Notably, the fiber-like branch of the superstructures is driven by crystallization and exhibits growth in a living linear manner. The superstructures can be internalized by mammalian cells and hold promise for biomedical applications.
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- Xiangmin Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Chen J, Yang Z, Zhu G, Fu E, Li P, Chen F, Yu C, Wang S, Zhang S. Heterochiral Diastereomer-Discriminative Diphanes That Form Hierarchical Superstructures with Nonlinear Optical Properties. JACS AU 2022; 2:1661-1668. [PMID: 35911451 PMCID: PMC9327085 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In order to study the emergence of homochirality during complex molecular systems, most works mainly concentrated on the resolution of a pair of enantiomers. However, the preference of homochiral over heterochiral isomers has been overlooked, with very limited examples focusing only on noncovalent interactions. We herein report on diastereomeric discrimination of twin-cavity cages (denoted as diphanes) against heterochiral tris-(2-aminopropyl)amine (TRPN) bearing triple stereocenters. This diastereomeric selectivity results from distinct spatial orientation of reactive secondary amines on TRPN. Homochiral TRPNs with all reactive moieties rotating in the same way facilitate the formation of homochiral and achiral meso diphanes with low strain energy, while heterochiral TRPNs with uneven orientation of secondary amines preclude the formation of cage-like entity, since the virtual diphanes exhibit considerably high strain. Moreover, homochiral diphanes self-assemble into an acentric superstructure composed of single-handed helices, which exhibits interesting nonlinear optical behavior. Such a property is a unique occurrence for organic cages, which thus showcases their potential to spawn novel materials with interesting properties and functions.
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- Jiaolong Chen
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry
of Education), Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science,
School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry
of Education), Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science,
School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Wang Y, Chen J, Zhong Y, Jeong S, Li R, Ye X. Structural Diversity in Dimension-Controlled Assemblies of Tetrahedral Gold Nanocrystals. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:13538-13546. [PMID: 35863043 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Polyhedron packings have fascinated humans for centuries and continue to inspire scientists of modern disciplines. Despite extensive computer simulations and a handful of experimental investigations, understanding of the phase behaviors of synthetic tetrahedra has remained fragmentary largely due to the lack of tetrahedral building blocks with tunable size and versatile surface chemistry. Here, we report the remarkable richness of and complexity in dimension-controlled assemblies of gold nanotetrahedra. By tailoring nanocrystal interactions from long-range repulsive to hard-particle-like or to systems with short-ranged directional attractions through control of surface ligands and assembly conditions, nearly a dozen of two-dimensional and three-dimensional superstructures including the cubic diamond and hexagonal diamond polymorphs are selectively assembled. We further demonstrate multiply twinned icosahedral supracrystals by drying aqueous gold nanotetrahedra on a hydrophobic substrate. This study expands the toolbox of the superstructure by design using tetrahedral building blocks and could spur future computational and experimental work on self-assembly and phase behavior of anisotropic colloidal particles with tunable interactions.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Lei H, Liu Y, Liu T, Guo Q, Yan X, Wang Y, Zhang W, Su Z, Huang J, Xu W, Bian F, Huang M, Cheng SZD. Unimolecular Nanoparticles toward More Precise Regulations of Self‐Assembled Superlattices in Soft Matter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203433. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Huanyu Lei
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201210 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Department of Polymer Science, School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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Enhancement of thermal stability of structural color by the substituent effect in polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane in block copolymers. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ma Z, Tan R, Gan Z, Zhou D, Yang Y, Zhang W, Dong XH. Modulation of the Complex Spherical Packings through Rationally Doping a Discrete Homopolymer into a Discrete Block Copolymer: A Quantitative Study. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zhuang Ma
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Hsu HY, Ou JT, Cheng TT, Lin HY, Lin CY, Chen J, Sun B, Chung PW, Wang CL. Connecting Molecular and Supramolecular Shapeshifting by the Ostwald's Nucleation Stages of a Star Giant Molecule. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:9390-9398. [PMID: 35587710 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The shapeshifting behavior for synthetic matters was found at either the molecular or supramolecular level, but the connection between shapeshifting at the two hierarchical levels remains missing. In this study, an 8-arm star giant molecule, NPOSS, was synthesized to connect the molecular and supramolecular shapeshifting. Controlling the conditions of bulk self-assembly allowed us to bring NPOSS into three different Ostwald's stages of nucleation. The high conformational flexibility of NPOSS facilitates molecular shapeshifting and allows NPOSS to take the discotic, rod-like and star-like geometries in different Ostwald's stages. Simultaneous changes in the supramolecular scaffolds were observed as the discotic, rod-like and star-like NPOSS molecules self-assembled into the supramolecular scaffolds of 1D columns, 2D lamellae, and 3D networks, respectively. These changes in the hierarchical structures also affect the CO2 affinity of NPOSS. Therefore, the connection between the molecular/supramolecular shapeshifting and the structure-driven property changes of NPOSS were established by taking advantage of the high conformational freedom of the 8-arm star giant molecule and its diverse self-assembly pathways leading to the different Ostwald's stages.
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- Hong-Yu Hsu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.,Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Reddy A, Dimitriyev MS, Grason GM. Medial packing and elastic asymmetry stabilize the double-gyroid in block copolymers. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2629. [PMID: 35552400 PMCID: PMC9098509 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30343-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Triply-periodic networks are among the most complex and functionally valuable self-assembled morphologies, yet they form in nearly every class of biological and synthetic soft matter building blocks. In contrast to simpler assembly motifs – spheres, cylinders, layers – networks require molecules to occupy variable local environments, confounding attempts to understand their formation. Here, we examine the double-gyroid network phase by using a geometric formulation of the strong stretching theory of block copolymer melts, a prototypical soft self-assembly system. The theory establishes the direct link between molecular packing, assembly thermodynamics and the medial map, a generic measure of the geometric center of complex shapes. We show that “medial packing” is essential for stability of double-gyroid in strongly-segregated melts, reconciling a long-standing contradiction between infinite- and finite-segregation theories. Additionally, we find a previously unrecognized non-monotonic dependence of network stability on the relative entropic elastic stiffness of matrix-forming to tubular-network forming blocks. The composition window of stable double-gyroid widens for both large and small elastic asymmetry, contradicting intuitive notions that packing frustration is localized to the tubular domains. This study demonstrates the utility of optimized medial tessellations for understanding soft-molecular assembly and packing frustration via an approach that is readily generalizable far beyond gyroids in neat block copolymers. Double-gyroid networks assemble in diverse soft materials, yet the molecular packing that underlies their complex structure remains obscure. Here, authors advance a theory that resolves a long-standing puzzle about their formation in block copolymers.
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- Abhiram Reddy
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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Wang Y, Huang J, Yan X, Lei H, Liu X, Guo Q, Liu Y, Liu T, Huang M, Bian F, Su Z, Cheng SZD. Soft Alloys Constructed with Distinct Mesoatoms via Self‐Sorting Assembly of Giant Shape Amphiphiles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200637. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yicong Wang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510460 China
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- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510460 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510460 China
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- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510460 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201204 China
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- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology School of Emergent Soft Matter South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510460 China
- Department of Polymer Science School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering The University of Akron Akron OH 44325-3909 USA
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Wang S, Lee S, Du JS, Partridge BE, Cheng HF, Zhou W, Dravid VP, Lee B, Glotzer SC, Mirkin CA. The emergence of valency in colloidal crystals through electron equivalents. NATURE MATERIALS 2022; 21:580-587. [PMID: 35027717 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01170-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Colloidal crystal engineering of complex, low-symmetry architectures is challenging when isotropic building blocks are assembled. Here we describe an approach to generating such structures based upon programmable atom equivalents (nanoparticles functionalized with many DNA strands) and mobile electron equivalents (small particles functionalized with a low number of DNA strands complementary to the programmable atom equivalents). Under appropriate conditions, the spatial distribution of the electron equivalents breaks the symmetry of isotropic programmable atom equivalents, akin to the anisotropic distribution of valence electrons or coordination sites around a metal atom, leading to a set of well-defined coordination geometries and access to three new low-symmetry crystalline phases. All three phases represent the first examples of colloidal crystals, with two of them having elemental analogues (body-centred tetragonal and high-pressure gallium), while the third (triple double-gyroid structure) has no known natural equivalent. This approach enables the creation of complex, low-symmetry colloidal crystals that might find use in various technologies.
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- Shunzhi Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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