Complex assembly from planar and twisted π-conjugated molecules towards alloy helices and core-shell structures

Yilong Lei; Yanqiu Sun; Yi Zhang; Hongyang Zhang; Haihua Zhang; Zhengong Meng; Wai-Yeung Wong; Jiannian Yao; Hongbing Fu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06489-3

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Complex assembly from planar and twisted π-conjugated molecules towards alloy helices and core-shell structures

Yilong Lei,
Yanqiu Sun,
Yi Zhang,
Hongyang Zhang,
Haihua Zhang,
Zhengong Meng,
Wai-Yeung Wong,
Jiannian Yao,
Hongbing Fu

Affiliations

Yilong Lei: Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tianjin University
Yanqiu Sun: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)
Yi Zhang: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)
Hongyang Zhang: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University
Haihua Zhang: Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tianjin University
Zhengong Meng: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University
Wai-Yeung Wong: Institute of Molecular Functional Materials and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jiannian Yao: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS)
Hongbing Fu: Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tianjin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06489-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Manipulating the assembly of π-conjugated organic molecules into alloys to control composition and shape remains a largely unsolved problem. Here the authors show the co-assembly of two structurally similar organic semiconductors into two-component helices by control of their growth kinetics as well as the molar ratio of the building blocks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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