Single-step fabrication of large-scale patterned honeycomb structures via self-assembly of a small organic molecule

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (74) ◽  
pp. 60518-60523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Ran ◽  
Kun Zhang ◽  
Lili Shi ◽  
Zhen Chi ◽  
Weihong Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structure Formation ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Organic Molecule ◽  
Honeycomb Structure ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Schematic Diagram ◽  
Small Organic Molecule ◽  
Honeycomb Structures

A schematic diagram of honeycomb structure formation from AOB-t8.

A tuneable hierarchical self-assembly of a C3-symmetric triaminoguanidinium-derivative into a rhombic dodecahedral morphology

CrystEngComm ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (31) ◽  
pp. 5117-5121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananta Dey ◽  
Arunava Maity ◽  
Tufan Singha Mahapatra ◽  
Eingathodi Suresh ◽  
Amal Kumar Mandal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Growth Mechanism ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Organic Molecule ◽  
Crystal Structure Analysis ◽  
Small Organic Molecule

A controllable self-assembly of a small organic molecule produces a crystalline ordered rhombic dodecahedral shape with a size up to 23.7 μm. Crystal structure analysis expounds the growth mechanism for this particular shape evaluation.

Continuum models for directed self-assembly

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Müller ◽  
Juan Carlos Orozco Rey
Keyword(s):  
Structure Formation ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Coarse Graining ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Continuum Models ◽  
Thermodynamic Quantities ◽  
Local Composition ◽  
Large Scale Structure Formation

The computational description of directed self-assembly (DSA) of copolymer materials requires the prediction of large-scale structure formation of copolymer materials guided by chemical or topographical patterns. Continuum models provide the highest level of coarse-graining describing the system only by the local composition and allowing for a fast optimization of thermodynamic quantities.

Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly of Semi-Crystalline PbI2(DMSO) Complex Films as a Facile Route to Reproducible and Efficient Planar p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells

MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (32) ◽  
pp. 1807-1817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Dunham ◽  
Vivek Vattipalli ◽  
Christos Dimitrakopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Active Layers ◽  
Evaporation Induced Self Assembly ◽  
Complex Film

ABSTRACTHigh quality active layers for hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells are essential for achieving maximum device performance. However, perovskite active layers in solar cells are frequently prepared with unoptimized processes that lead to layers of inferior quality. This is often the case when research focuses on other aspects of the solar cell device, such as device design and architecture, carrier transport layers, electrodes, interlayers, etc. In this study, a single-step spin-coating method was used to prepare semi-crystalline PbI2(DMSO) complex films via evaporation-induced self-assembly. These optimized intermediate films were then used to form homogeneous methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) perovskite films of optimum thickness (ca. 400 nm) with uniform surface coverage, good crystallinity, high purity, and grain sizes up to one micron, by employing a sequential deposition process involving intramolecular exchange between the PbI2(DMSO) complex film and a methylammonium iodide (MAI) layer deposited on top of it. We found that for certain ranges of MAI concentration, the formation of optimal-quality perovskite active layers was independent of MAI concentration, so long as MAI deposition occurred at specific corresponding spin speeds. Planar p-i-n perovskite solar cells comprising the optimized active layers were fabricated, and they exhibited negligible hysteresis and a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.72%, without any additional compositional and interfacial engineering. The latter can be used in the future to further enhance the PCE. These findings demonstrate the importance of an optimized perovskite active layer for reproducibly fabricating high-efficiency planar p-i-n photovoltaic devices. Additionally, the simplicity of the PbI2(DMSO) complex film preparation and the versatility of the MAI deposition with this fabrication method further enhances the potential of this material for large-scale processing.

A Novel Technique for Large-Scale Fabrication of 3D Colloidal Crystals: Suspending Self-Assembly in Water Medium (SSAM)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengting Zhang ◽  
Guiyun Yi ◽  
Xiaodong Wang ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
Zhuoyan Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Colloidal Crystals ◽  
Water Medium ◽  
Novel Technique

scholarly journals Kinked Bisamides as Efficient Supramolecular Foam Cell Nucleating Agents for Low-Density Polystyrene Foams with Homogeneous Microcellular Morphology

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1094
Author(s):  
Bastian Klose ◽  
Daniel Kremer ◽  
Merve Aksit ◽  
Kasper P. van der Zwan ◽  
Klaus Kreger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Size ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Foam Cell ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Expansion Ratio ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Nucleating Agents ◽  
Foam Density

Polystyrene foams have become more and more important owing to their lightweight potential and their insulation properties. Progress in this field is expected to be realized by foams featuring a microcellular morphology. However, large-scale processing of low-density foams with a closed-cell structure and volume expansion ratio of larger than 10, exhibiting a homogenous morphology with a mean cell size of approximately 10 µm, remains challenging. Here, we report on a series of 4,4′-diphenylmethane substituted bisamides, which we refer to as kinked bisamides, acting as efficient supramolecular foam cell nucleating agents for polystyrene. Self-assembly experiments from solution showed that these bisamides form supramolecular fibrillary or ribbon-like nanoobjects. These kinked bisamides can be dissolved at elevated temperatures in a large concentration range, forming dispersed nano-objects upon cooling. Batch foaming experiments using 1.0 wt.% of a selected kinked bisamide revealed that the mean cell size can be as low as 3.5 µm. To demonstrate the applicability of kinked bisamides in a high-throughput continuous foam process, we performed foam extrusion. Using 0.5 wt.% of a kinked bisamide yielded polymer foams with a foam density of 71 kg/m3 and a homogeneous microcellular morphology with cell sizes of ≈10 µm, which is two orders of magnitude lower compared to the neat polystyrene reference foam with a comparable foam density.

Large Scale Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Graft-Copolymers Prepared by Rapid Evaporation of Organic Solvents

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1221-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Kishida ◽  
Fusako Seto ◽  
Ken-ichiro Hiwatari ◽  
Takeshi Serizawa ◽  
Youichiro Muraoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Graft Copolymers

Biocompatible, chimeric peptide-condensed supramolecular nanoparticles for tumor cell-specific siRNA delivery and gene silencing

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (58) ◽  
pp. 7806-7809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hangxiang Wang ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Haiyang Xie ◽  
Xuyong Wei ◽  
Shengyong Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Cell ◽  
Gene Silencing ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Sirna Delivery ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Chimeric Peptide ◽  
Supramolecular Nanoparticles ◽  
Sirna Delivery System

A practical and tumor cell-specific siRNA delivery system was developedviasingle-step self-assembly of an arginine-rich chimeric peptide with siRNA.

scholarly journals Collisionless Dynamics and the Cosmic Web

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (S308) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Oliver Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Structure Formation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Velocity Potential ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Maximum Amount ◽  
Lagrangian Manifold ◽  
Linear Regime ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Simulation Techniques

AbstractI review the nature of three-dimensional collapse in the Zeldovich approximation, how it relates to the underlying nature of the three-dimensional Lagrangian manifold and naturally gives rise to a hierarchical structure formation scenario that progresses through collapse from voids to pancakes, filaments and then halos. I then discuss how variations of the Zeldovich approximation (based on the gravitational or the velocity potential) have been used to define classifications of the cosmic large-scale structure into dynamically distinct parts. Finally, I turn to recent efforts to devise new approaches relying on tessellations of the Lagrangian manifold to follow the fine-grained dynamics of the dark matter fluid into the highly non-linear regime and both extract the maximum amount of information from existing simulations as well as devise new simulation techniques for cold collisionless dynamics.

scholarly journals Direct, single-step synthesis of hierarchical zeolites without secondary templating

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1298-1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuopeng Wang ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Hong Je Cho ◽  
Shih-Chieh Kung ◽  
Mark A. Snyder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Mass Transport ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Hierarchical Zeolites ◽  
Hierarchical Zeolite ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Zeolite Precursors

Hierarchical ZSM-5 with a shell of stacked coffin-shaped crystals and a core of nanocrystal aggregates was synthesized by controlling the formation and self-assembly of zeolite precursors formed in the initial stage of crystallization. The formed hierarchical zeolite shows superior catalytic activity for reaction involving bulky molecules due to enhanced mass transport.

Modelling the dynamics of a minimal protocell container

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Nilsson Jacobi ◽  
Steen Rasmussen ◽  
Kolbjørn Tunstrøm
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lattice Gas ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Initial Distribution ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Time Dynamics ◽  
Amphiphilic Molecules ◽  
Head Groups ◽  
Simplifying Assumptions

This paper is a discussion on how reaction kinetics and three-dimensional (3D) lattice simulations can be used to elucidate the dynamical properties of micelles as a possible minimal protocell container. We start with a general discussion on the role of molecular self-assembly in prebiotic and contemporary biological systems. A simple reaction kinetic model of a micellation process of amphiphilic molecules in water is then presented and solved analytically. Amphiphilic molecules are polymers with hydrophobic (water-fearing), e.g. hydrocarbon tail groups, and hydrophilic (water-loving) head groups, e.g. fatty acids. By making a few simplifying assumptions an analytical expression for the size distribution of the resulting micelles can be derived. The main part of the paper presents and discusses a lattice gas technique for a more detailed 3D simulation of molecular self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers in aqueous environments. Water molecules, hydrocarbon tail groups and hydrophilic head groups are explicitly represented on a three-dimensional discrete lattice. Molecules move on the lattice proportional to their continuous momentum. Collision rules preserve momentum and kinetic energy. Potential energy from molecular interactions are also included explicitly. The non-trivial thermodynamics of large-scale and long-time dynamics are studied. In this paper we specifically demonstrate how, from a random initial distribution, micelles are formed and grow until they destabilize and can divide. Eventually a steady state of growing and dividing micelles is formed. Towards the end of the paper we discuss the relevance of the presented results to the design of a minimal artificial protocell.

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