Morphological Transitions of a Photoswitchable Aramid Amphiphile Nanostructure

Kim, Dae-Yoon; Christoff-Tempesta, Ty; Lamour, Guillaume; Zuo, Xiaobing; Ryu, Ki-Hyun; Ortony, Julia H.

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05048

Title: Morphological Transitions of a Photoswitchable Aramid Amphiphile Nanostructure

Journal Article · Thu Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05048· OSTI ID:1833817

Kim, Dae-Yoon ^[1]; Christoff-Tempesta, Ty ^[2];

^[3]; Zuo, Xiaobing ^[4]; Ryu, Ki-Hyun ^[5];

^[2]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Korea)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
University of Evry (France); Univ. Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Korea)

Self-assembly of small amphiphilic molecules in water can lead to nanostructures of varying geometries with pristine internal molecular organization. Here we introduce a photoswitchable aramid amphiphile (AA), designed to exhibit extensive hydrogen bonding and robust mechanical properties upon self-assembly, while containing a vinylnitrile group for photoinduced cis-trans isomerization. We demonstrate spontaneous self-assembly of the vinylnitrile-containing AA in water to form nanoribbons. Upon UV irradiation, trans-to-cis isomerizations occur concomitantly with a morphological transition from nanoribbons to nanotubes. The nanotube structure persists in water for over six months, stabilized by strong and collective intermolecular interactions. We demonstrate that the nanoribbon-to-nanotube transition is reversible upon heating and that switching between states can be achieved repeatedly. Finally, we use electron microscopy to capture the transition and propose mechanisms for nanoribbon-to-nanotube rearrangement and vice versa. This stability and switchability of photoresponsive AA nanostructures make them viable for a range of future applications.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; 1122374; 2021R1R1R1004226; 2E31332; P30-ES002109; CHE-1945500

OSTI ID:: 1833817

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 21, Issue 7; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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