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LANGMUIR
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00981
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This study introduces a simple, bottom-up method to create chiral, inorganic structures by co-assembly of TiO2 nanorods and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) in water, which possess unique electronic, magnetic, and optical properties relevant to various applications. A phase diagram was constructed to guide experimental efforts and a lyotropic cholesteric mesophase was observed over a wide composition range. The high loading of TiO2 nanorods enables the fabrication of inorganic, free-standing chiral films through water removal and calcination. This new approach separates sol-gel synthesis from particle self-assembly using low-cost nanorods, different from the traditional templating method using CNCs.
Chiral nanomaterials possess unique electronic, magnetic,and opticalproperties that are relevant to a wide range of applications includingphotocatalysis, chiral photonics, and biosensing. A simple, bottom-upmethod to create chiral, inorganic structures is introduced that involvesthe co-assembly of TiO2 nanorods with cellulose nanocrystals(CNCs) in water. To guide experimental efforts, a phase diagram wasconstructed to describe how phase behavior depends on the CNCs/TiO2/H2O composition. A lyotropic cholesteric mesophasewas observed to extend over a wide composition range as high as 50wt % TiO2 nanorods, far exceeding other examples of inorganicnanorods/CNCs co-assembly. Such a high loading enables the fabricationof inorganic, free-standing chiral films through removal of waterand calcination. Distinct from the traditional templating method usingCNCs, this new approach separates sol-gel synthesis from particleself-assembly using low-cost nanorods.
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