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Title: Modularly Constructed Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Giant Molecules for Unconventional Nanostructure Fabrication

Abstract

Controlled assembly of nanoscale building blocks is a promising approach to obtain functional materials with unique properties. In this paper, we report a way to manipulate the supramolecular structures of giant molecules based on discotic triangle cores and isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (BPOSS) nanoparticles (NPs). It is found that depending upon the number of BPOSS at the periphery of the discotic cores, the packing of these nanoscale components (discotic core and POSS) could be manipulated into either cylindrical or Frank–Kasper (F–K) A15 ($$Pm\overline 3n$$) phases. The formation of these supramolecular nanostructures is mandated by the balance between the stacking of the discotic cores and the steric hindrance effect of the BPOSS NPs. This strategy to manipulate the packing of nanoscale building blocks for different supramolecular nanostructures including the fabrication of cylindrical structures and A15 ($$Pm\overline 3n$$) phases may be extended to other nanoscale building blocks for future development of materials with complex structures as well as tailored functionalities and properties.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [3]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [4]
  1. Univ. of Akron, OH (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
  3. South China Univ. of Technology, Guangzhou (China)
  4. Univ. of Akron, OH (United States); South China Univ. of Technology, Guangzhou (China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1642552
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; DMR-1408872; CHE-1808115
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2574-0970
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Frank-Kasper phase; POSS; nanoparticles; self-assembly; supramolecular chemistry

Citation Formats

Jiang, Jing, Wang, Yu, Jin, Lun, Hsu, Chih-Hao, Zhang, Shuailin, Mao, Jialin, Yin, Wenbin, Li, Tao, Ni, Bo, Su, Zebin, Huang, Jiahao, Wesdemiotis, Chrys, Yue, Kan, Zhang, Wei, and Cheng, Stephen Z. D. Modularly Constructed Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Giant Molecules for Unconventional Nanostructure Fabrication. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1021/acsanm.0c00231.
Jiang, Jing, Wang, Yu, Jin, Lun, Hsu, Chih-Hao, Zhang, Shuailin, Mao, Jialin, Yin, Wenbin, Li, Tao, Ni, Bo, Su, Zebin, Huang, Jiahao, Wesdemiotis, Chrys, Yue, Kan, Zhang, Wei, & Cheng, Stephen Z. D. Modularly Constructed Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Giant Molecules for Unconventional Nanostructure Fabrication. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c00231
Jiang, Jing, Wang, Yu, Jin, Lun, Hsu, Chih-Hao, Zhang, Shuailin, Mao, Jialin, Yin, Wenbin, Li, Tao, Ni, Bo, Su, Zebin, Huang, Jiahao, Wesdemiotis, Chrys, Yue, Kan, Zhang, Wei, and Cheng, Stephen Z. D. Tue . "Modularly Constructed Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Giant Molecules for Unconventional Nanostructure Fabrication". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c00231. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1642552.
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title = {Modularly Constructed Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane-Based Giant Molecules for Unconventional Nanostructure Fabrication},
author = {Jiang, Jing and Wang, Yu and Jin, Lun and Hsu, Chih-Hao and Zhang, Shuailin and Mao, Jialin and Yin, Wenbin and Li, Tao and Ni, Bo and Su, Zebin and Huang, Jiahao and Wesdemiotis, Chrys and Yue, Kan and Zhang, Wei and Cheng, Stephen Z. D.},
abstractNote = {Controlled assembly of nanoscale building blocks is a promising approach to obtain functional materials with unique properties. In this paper, we report a way to manipulate the supramolecular structures of giant molecules based on discotic triangle cores and isobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (BPOSS) nanoparticles (NPs). It is found that depending upon the number of BPOSS at the periphery of the discotic cores, the packing of these nanoscale components (discotic core and POSS) could be manipulated into either cylindrical or Frank–Kasper (F–K) A15 ($Pm\overline 3n$) phases. The formation of these supramolecular nanostructures is mandated by the balance between the stacking of the discotic cores and the steric hindrance effect of the BPOSS NPs. This strategy to manipulate the packing of nanoscale building blocks for different supramolecular nanostructures including the fabrication of cylindrical structures and A15 ($Pm\overline 3n$) phases may be extended to other nanoscale building blocks for future development of materials with complex structures as well as tailored functionalities and properties.},
doi = {10.1021/acsanm.0c00231},
journal = {ACS Applied Nano Materials},
number = 3,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Tue Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}

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