A5021038212- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
- Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
- Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Covalent Organic Framework Applications
- Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
- Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
- Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
- Quasicrystal Structures and Properties
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
- Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
- Graphene research and applications
- Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
Shenyang Aerospace University
2024
Inner Mongolia University
2024
University of Akron
2017-2023
South China University of Technology
2019-2023
Spontaneous organizations of designed elements with explicit shape and symmetry are essential for developing useful structures materials. We report the topologically directed assemblies four categories (a total 24) sphere-rod conjugates, composed a sphere-like fullerene (C60) derivative rod-like oligofluorene(s) (OF), both which promising organic semiconductor Although packing either spheres or rods has been well-studied, conjugates having shapes substantially enrich resultant assembled...
How biomembranes are self-organized to perform their functions remains a pivotal issue in biological and chemical science. Understanding the self-assembly principles of lipid-like molecules hence becomes crucial. Herein, we report mesostructural evolution amphiphilic sphere-rod conjugates (giant lipids), study roles geometric parameters (head-tail ratio cross-sectional area) during this course. As prototype system, giant lipids resemble natural lipidic by capturing essential features. The...
Abstract Like other discotic molecules, self‐assembled supramolecular structures of perylene bisimides (PBIs) are commonly limited to columnar or lamellar due their distinct π‐conjugated scaffolds and unique rectangular shape cores. The discovery PBIs with beyond layers columns may expand the scope PBI‐based materials. A series unconventional spherical packing phases in PBIs, including A15 phase, σ dodecagonal quasicrystalline (DQC) body‐centered cubic (BCC) is reported. strategy involving...
Open AccessCCS ChemistryRESEARCH ARTICLE1 May 2021Constituent Isomerism-Induced Quasicrystal and Frank–Kasper σ Superlattices Based on Nanosized Shape Amphiphiles Zebin Su, Jiahao Huang, Wenpeng Shan, Xiao-Yun Yan, Ruimeng Zhang, Tong Liu, Yuchu Qing-Yun Guo, Fenggang Bian, Xiaran Miao, Mingjun Huang Stephen Z. D. Cheng Su School of Molecular Science Engineering, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Technology, University Guangzhou 510640 Department Polymer Science, College Akron,...
We observe the formation of highly controllable and responsive onion-like vesicles by using rigid sphere-rod amphiphilic hybrid macromolecules, composed charged, hydrophilic Keggin-type clusters (spheres) hydrophobic rod-like oligofluorenes (OFs). Unlike commonly used approach, which mainly relies on chain bending flexible molecules to satisfy different curvatures in vesicles, hybrids form interdigitations tuning angles between OFs, leading bilayers with sizes. The self-assembled possess...
Recently, ordered structures constructed from rigid three-dimensional (3D) shaped polyhedra have been drawing general interest, with the tetrahedron being simplest one but showing complicated assembly behaviors. Rigid building blocks shown to form quasicrystalline and crystalline phases high packing fractions by both simulation experiments. Nevertheless, study of 3D tetrahedral is limited, especially in field supramolecular self-assembly. Here, we present an experimental giant molecules...
Thermotropic order-order phase transitions (OOTs) in block copolymers are not commonly observed the strong segregation region. Phase separation of giant surfactants composed hydrophilic molecular nanoparticles (MNPs) as heads and hydrophobic flexible polymer chains tails occurs generally By introducing a rigid segment at junction point surfactants, interface between MNPs could be delicately manipulated, resulting occurrence thermotropic OOTs that sensitively dependent on properties those...
Despite the significant advances in creating assembled structures from polymers, engineering assembly of polymeric materials into framework remains an outstanding challenge. In this work, we present a facile strategy to construct molecular frameworks through T-shape polymer-rod-sphere amphiphiles bulk state. Various are yielded as result delicate interplays among three components amphiphiles. The internal structure was revealed by combining experimental investigations and computational...
Theoretically, 27 types of Frank–Kasper (FK) phases could be constructed with three cornerstones, the FK A15, C15, and Z phases. They are all spherical packing composed motifs. In single-component soft matter, experimental observation(s) A15 phase is common while C15 rare. Recently, a serendipitous observation an significant volume asymmetry constructing motifs from giant shape amphiphile assembly has been reported. it anticipated that consisting μ ± 1 molecules readily reached when small....
Topological semimetals have attracted widespread attention due to their unique low-energy excitations. In the past few years, thousands of topological been identified. However, them desirable features for future practical applications and physical research, including a small attribution range energy Dirac/Weyl nodes near Fermi level, large clean window around nodes, high velocities, superb stability. Moreover, there is no highly effective method quantitative screening ideal semimetal...
The dendron-shaped macromolecules AB n crystallize into well-ordered pyramid-like structures from mixed solvents, which is on the contrary to spherical motifs with curved in bulk.
Abstract Like other discotic molecules, self‐assembled supramolecular structures of perylene bisimides (PBIs) are commonly limited to columnar or lamellar due their distinct π‐conjugated scaffolds and unique rectangular shape cores. The discovery PBIs with beyond layers columns may expand the scope PBI‐based materials. A series unconventional spherical packing phases in PBIs, including A15 phase, σ dodecagonal quasicrystalline (DQC) body‐centered cubic (BCC) is reported. strategy involving...
Abstract Self‐assembled nanostructures of rod‐like molecules are commonly limited to nematic or layered smectic structures dominated by the parallel arrangement components. Distinct self‐assembly behavior four categories dendritic rods constructed placing a tri(hydroxy) group at apex oligo‐fluorenes is observed. Designed hydrogen bonding and architecture break rods, resulting in with specific (fan‐like cone‐like) shapes. While fan‐shaped tend form hexagonal packing cylindrical phases,...
Abstract How biomembranes are self‐organized to perform their functions remains a pivotal issue in biological and chemical science. Understanding the self‐assembly principles of lipid‐like molecules hence becomes crucial. Herein, we report mesostructural evolution amphiphilic sphere‐rod conjugates (giant lipids), study roles geometric parameters (head–tail ratio cross‐sectional area) during this course. As prototype system, giant lipids resemble natural lipidic by capturing essential...
Dendritic molecules with a fanlike or conelike conformation are common molecular building blocks to construct supramolecular columnar spherical phases. Although it is well-accepted that the preferred of dendritic dictates their packing schemes, manipulation this crucial parameter usually requires significant changes in structures and tedious synthetic efforts. Herein, we report simple yet highly efficient strategy tune rodlike by adjusting length alkyl side chains tethered rods. Strikingly,...
Although in Nature sequence control is widely adopted to tune the structure and functions of biomacromolecules, it remains challenging largely unexplored synthetic macromolecular systems due difficulties a precision synthesis, which impedes understanding structure–property relationship isomerism. Herein, we report sequence-controlled self-assembly enabled by pair rationally designed isomeric dendritic rod-like molecules. With an identical chemical formula molecular topology, solid angle...
Abstract Despite the significant advances in creating assembled structures from polymers, engineering assembly of polymeric materials into framework remains an outstanding challenge. In this work, we present a facile strategy to construct molecular frameworks through T‐shape polymer‐rod‐sphere amphiphiles bulk state. Various are yielded as result delicate interplays among three components amphiphiles. The internal structure was revealed by combining experimental investigations and...