Chiral superstructures of inorganic nanorods by macroscopic mechanical grinding

Chiroptic materials made of self-assembled nanomaterials are essential for advanced optical applications. Here, the authors show that macroscopic grinding can break the symmetry in achiral superlattices of inorganic nanorods, generating chiral superstructures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhiwei Yang, Yanze Wei, Jingjing Wei, Zhijie Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33638-6
Description
Summary:Chiroptic materials made of self-assembled nanomaterials are essential for advanced optical applications. Here, the authors show that macroscopic grinding can break the symmetry in achiral superlattices of inorganic nanorods, generating chiral superstructures.
ISSN:2041-1723