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ACS NANO
卷 11, 期 4, 页码 3733-3741出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b08380
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block molecules; nanophase separation; nanostructured materials; monodispersion; oligodimethylsiloxanes; conformationally disordered crystals; plastic crystals
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- Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science [024.001.035]
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research [NWO TOP-PUNT 718.014.003]
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Block molecules belong to a rapidly growing research field in materials chemistry in which discrete macromolecular architectures bridge the gap between block copolymers (BCP) and liquid crystals (LCs). The merging of characteristics from both BCP and LCs is expected to result in exciting breakthroughs, such as the discovery of unexpected morphologies or significant shrinking of domain spacings in materials that possess the high definition of organic molecules and the processability of polymers. Here we report the bulk self-assembly of two families of monodisperse block molecules comprised of naphthalenediimides (NDIs) and oligodimethylsiloxanes (ODMS). These materials are characterized by waxy texture, strong long-range order, and very low mobility, typical properties of conformationally disordered crystals. Our investigation unambiguously reveals that thermodynamic immiscibility and crystallization direct the self-assembly of ODMS-based block molecules. We show that a synergy of high incompatibility between the blocks and crystallization of the NDIs causes nanophase separation, giving access to hexagonally packed columnar (Colh) and lamellar (LAM) morphologies with sub-10 nm periodicities. The domain spacings can be tuned by mixing molecules with different ODMS lengths and the same number of NDIs, introducing an additional layer of control. X-ray scattering experiments reveal macrophase separation whenever this constitutional bias is not observed. Finally, we highlight our ingredient approach to obtain perfect order in sub-10 nm structured materials with a simple strategy built on a crystalline hard moiety and an incompatible soft ODMS partner. Following this simple rule, our recipe can be extended to a number of systems.
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