Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA

Laramy, Christine R.; Lopez-Rios, Hector; O’Brien, Matthew N.; Girard, Martin; Stawicki, Robert J.; Lee, Byeongdu; de la Cruz, Monica Olvera; Mirkin, Chad A.

doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b07027

Title: Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA

Abstract

The programmed crystallization of particles into low-symmetry lattices represents a major synthetic challenge in the field of colloidal crystal engineering. Herein, we report an approach to realizing such structures that relies on a library of low-symmetry Au nanoparticles, with synthetically adjustable dimensions and tunable aspect ratios. When modified with DNA ligands and used as building blocks for colloidal crystal engineering, these structures enable one to expand the types of accessible lattices and to answer mechanistic questions about phase transitions that break crystal symmetry. Indeed, crystals formed from a library of elongated rhombic dodecahedra yield a rich phase space, including low-symmetry lattices (body-centered tetragonal and hexagonal planar). Molecular dynamics simulations corroborate and insight into the origin of these phase transitions. In particular, we identify an unexpected asymmetry in the DNA shell, distinct from both the particle and lattice symmetries, which enables directional, nonclose-packed interactions.

Authors:

Laramy, Christine R.;

; O’Brien, Matthew N.; Girard, Martin; Stawicki, Robert J.;

^[1]; de la Cruz, Monica Olvera;

X-Ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States

Publication Date:: Wed Dec 26 00:00:00 EST 2018

Research Org.:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science (CBES); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1488874

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1504425; OSTI ID: 1508827

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0000989; AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: ACS Nano

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: ACS Nano; Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Au nanoparticle; DNA; anisotropy; colloidal crystal engineering; symmetry breaking

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                    Laramy, Christine R., Lopez-Rios, Hector, O’Brien, Matthew N., Girard, Martin, Stawicki, Robert J., Lee, Byeongdu, de la Cruz, Monica Olvera, and Mirkin, Chad A. Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Laramy, Christine R., Lopez-Rios, Hector, O’Brien, Matthew N., Girard, Martin, Stawicki, Robert J., Lee, Byeongdu, de la Cruz, Monica Olvera, & Mirkin, Chad A. Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b07027

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                    Laramy, Christine R., Lopez-Rios, Hector, O’Brien, Matthew N., Girard, Martin, Stawicki, Robert J., Lee, Byeongdu, de la Cruz, Monica Olvera, and Mirkin, Chad A. Wed .  
"Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b07027.

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  title        = {Controlled Symmetry Breaking in Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA},

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  abstractNote = {The programmed crystallization of particles into low-symmetry lattices represents a major synthetic challenge in the field of colloidal crystal engineering. Herein, we report an approach to realizing such structures that relies on a library of low-symmetry Au nanoparticles, with synthetically adjustable dimensions and tunable aspect ratios. When modified with DNA ligands and used as building blocks for colloidal crystal engineering, these structures enable one to expand the types of accessible lattices and to answer mechanistic questions about phase transitions that break crystal symmetry. Indeed, crystals formed from a library of elongated rhombic dodecahedra yield a rich phase space, including low-symmetry lattices (body-centered tetragonal and hexagonal planar). Molecular dynamics simulations corroborate and insight into the origin of these phase transitions. In particular, we identify an unexpected asymmetry in the DNA shell, distinct from both the particle and lattice symmetries, which enables directional, nonclose-packed interactions.},

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  journal      = {ACS Nano},

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Figure 1: A rod-based seed-mediated synthesis can be used to generate elongated rhombic dodecahedra with tunable ARs. (a) Schematics show a seed-mediated synthesis with a sphere or a rod seed and their resultant products. Green indicates an elongated side facet, and purple indicates a tip facet. (b) Seed AR andmore »

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