Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a key target for many applications in the modern day. Self-assembly is one approach that can bring us closer to this goal, which usually relies upon strong, directional interactions instead of covalent bonds. Control over less directional forces is more ch...
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| author | Joseph F. Woods Lucía Gallego Amira Maisch Dominik Renggli Corrado Cuocci Olivier Blacque Gunther Steinfeld Andres Kaech Bernhard Spingler Andreas Vargas Jentzsch Michel Rickhaus |
| author_facet | Joseph F. Woods Lucía Gallego Amira Maisch Dominik Renggli Corrado Cuocci Olivier Blacque Gunther Steinfeld Andres Kaech Bernhard Spingler Andreas Vargas Jentzsch Michel Rickhaus |
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| description | Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a key target for many applications in the modern day. Self-assembly is one approach that can bring us closer to this goal, which usually relies upon strong, directional interactions instead of covalent bonds. Control over less directional forces is more challenging and usually does not result in as well-defined materials. Explicitly incorporating topography into the design as a guiding effect to enhance the interacting forces can help to form highly ordered structures. Herein, we show the process of shape-assisted self-assembly to be consistent across a range of derivatives that highlights the restriction of rotational motion and is verified using a diverse combination of solid state analyses. A molecular curvature governed angle distribution nurtures monomers into loose columns that then arrange to form 2D structures with long-range order observed in both crystalline and soft materials. These features strengthen the idea that shape becomes an important design principle leading towards precise molecular self-assembly and the inception of new materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de2f004ec8484b44858f72ef06b783a92023-11-20T09:55:45ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-08-011411910.1038/s41467-023-40475-8Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheetsJoseph F. Woods0Lucía Gallego1Amira Maisch2Dominik Renggli3Corrado Cuocci4Olivier Blacque5Gunther Steinfeld6Andres Kaech7Bernhard Spingler8Andreas Vargas Jentzsch9Michel Rickhaus10Department of Chemistry, University of ZurichDepartment of Chemistry, University of ZurichDepartment of Chemistry, University of ZurichDepartment of Chemistry, University of ZurichInstitute of Crystallography, CNRDepartment of Chemistry, University of ZurichELDICO Scientific AGCenter for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of ZurichDepartment of Chemistry, University of ZurichSAMS Research Group, University of Strasbourg, Institut Charles Sadron, CNRSDepartment of Chemistry, University of ZurichAbstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a key target for many applications in the modern day. Self-assembly is one approach that can bring us closer to this goal, which usually relies upon strong, directional interactions instead of covalent bonds. Control over less directional forces is more challenging and usually does not result in as well-defined materials. Explicitly incorporating topography into the design as a guiding effect to enhance the interacting forces can help to form highly ordered structures. Herein, we show the process of shape-assisted self-assembly to be consistent across a range of derivatives that highlights the restriction of rotational motion and is verified using a diverse combination of solid state analyses. A molecular curvature governed angle distribution nurtures monomers into loose columns that then arrange to form 2D structures with long-range order observed in both crystalline and soft materials. These features strengthen the idea that shape becomes an important design principle leading towards precise molecular self-assembly and the inception of new materials.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40475-8 |
| spellingShingle | Joseph F. Woods Lucía Gallego Amira Maisch Dominik Renggli Corrado Cuocci Olivier Blacque Gunther Steinfeld Andres Kaech Bernhard Spingler Andreas Vargas Jentzsch Michel Rickhaus Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets Nature Communications |
| title | Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets |
| title_full | Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets |
| title_fullStr | Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets |
| title_short | Saddles as rotational locks within shape-assisted self-assembled nanosheets |
| title_sort | saddles as rotational locks within shape assisted self assembled nanosheets |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40475-8 |
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