Giant (Dec 2020)
Mesoatom alloys via self-sorting approach of giant molecules blends
- Yuchu Liu,
- Tong Liu,
- Xiao-yun Yan,
- Qing-Yun Guo,
- Jian Wang,
- Rongchun Zhang,
- Shuailin Zhang,
- Zebin Su,
- Jiahao Huang,
- Geng-Xin Liu,
- Wei Zhang,
- Wei Zhang,
- Takuzo Aida,
- Kan Yue,
- Mingjun Huang,
- Stephen Z.D. Cheng
Affiliations
- Yuchu Liu
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Tong Liu
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Xiao-yun Yan
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Qing-Yun Guo
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Jian Wang
- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- Rongchun Zhang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Shuailin Zhang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Zebin Su
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Jiahao Huang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Geng-Xin Liu
- Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
- Wei Zhang
- Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
- Wei Zhang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Takuzo Aida
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science, Wako, Saitama, Japan
- Kan Yue
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Corresponding authors.
- Mingjun Huang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Corresponding authors.
- Stephen Z.D. Cheng
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China; Department of Polymer Science, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA; Corresponding author at: South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4
p. 100031
Abstract
The bottom-up construction of Frank–Kasper (FK) phases in soft matter requires intricating tuning to balance entropic and enthalpic interactions. In contrast, sophisticated rules have been established in Metallurgy to dictate the packing structures of metal alloys. Inspired by alloy metallurgy, we develop a new self-sorting approach to construct nanostructures in condensed soft matters. This approach utilizes blends of nano-sized giant molecules to construct supramolecular motifs (“mesoatoms”) with controlled size heterogeneity, which is the key in rational design of diverse FK nanostructures. Especially, the scarcely observed thermodynamically stable Laves C14 and C15 phases are widely found. This approach sheds light on next-generation material engineering which allows nanostructure construction in a more predictable and straightforward way
