We report the properties of a shape-persistent tetra-terpyridine ligand whose coordination to transition metal ions guides its three-dimensional self-assembly in two steps: at first, nanoscale objects form, which with time, self-assemble into micrometer structures. This work highlights the potential for control of the molecular self-assembly of molecules on the nanoscale, and the successive self-assembly of the formed supramolecular nanosystems to yield mesoscopic objects.
Self-assembly of nanocrystalline tetra-terpyridine complexes: from molecules to mesoscopic objects / Jennifer K. Molloy;Paola Ceroni;Margherita Venturi;Thomas Bauer;Junji Sakamoto;Giacomo Bergamini. - In: SOFT MATTER. - ISSN 1744-683X. - STAMPA. - 9:(2013), pp. 10754-10758. [10.1039/c3sm52353e]
Self-assembly of nanocrystalline tetra-terpyridine complexes: from molecules to mesoscopic objects
MOLLOY, JENNIFER;CERONI, PAOLA;VENTURI, MARGHERITA;BERGAMINI, GIACOMO
2013
Abstract
We report the properties of a shape-persistent tetra-terpyridine ligand whose coordination to transition metal ions guides its three-dimensional self-assembly in two steps: at first, nanoscale objects form, which with time, self-assemble into micrometer structures. This work highlights the potential for control of the molecular self-assembly of molecules on the nanoscale, and the successive self-assembly of the formed supramolecular nanosystems to yield mesoscopic objects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
