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.
Jennifer K. Molloy, Paola Ceroni, Margherita Venturi, Thomas Bauer, Junji Sakamoto, Giacomo Bergamini (2013). Self-assembly of nanocrystalline tetra-terpyridine complexes: from molecules to mesoscopic objects. SOFT MATTER, 9, 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.
