Collapsed polymer-directed synthesis of multicomponent coaxial-like nanostructures

Zhiqi Huang; Yijing Liu; Qian Zhang; Xiaoxia Chang; Ang Li; Lin Deng; Chenglin Yi; Yang Yang; Niveen M. Khashab; Jinlong Gong; Zhihong Nie

doi:10.1038/ncomms12147

Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Collapsed polymer-directed synthesis of multicomponent coaxial-like nanostructures

Zhiqi Huang,
Yijing Liu,
Qian Zhang,
Xiaoxia Chang,
Ang Li,
Lin Deng,
Chenglin Yi,
Yang Yang,
Niveen M. Khashab,
Jinlong Gong,
Zhihong Nie

Affiliations

Zhiqi Huang: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Yijing Liu: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park
Qian Zhang: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park
Xiaoxia Chang: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Ang Li: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Lin Deng: Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advance Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Chenglin Yi: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park
Yang Yang: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park
Niveen M. Khashab: Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advance Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jinlong Gong: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Zhihong Nie: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland College Park

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12147
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Multicomponent colloidal nanostructures have topologically dependent chemical and physical properties, but are difficult to synthesise with high order complexity. Here, Nie and co-workers show a general and scalable route to synthesise such structures with unique coaxial-like construction.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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