Self-assembly of ultralong aligned dipeptide single crystals
Journal article, 2017
Oriented arrangement of single crystals plays devices. Herein we describe a method for the exceptionally single crystals (several centimeters). It combines an induced nucleation step with a continuous withdrawal of substrate, leading to specific evaporation/composition conditions at a three-phase contact line, which makes the growth process controllable. These aligned dipeptide fibers possess a uniform cross section with active optical waveguiding properties that can be used as waveguiding materials. The approach provides guidance for the controlled arrangement of organic single crystals, a family of materials with considerable potential applications in large-scale functional devices.
optical waveguiding
peptides
aligned arrangement
single crystals
self-assembly
Author
Bingbing Sun
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
Qi Li
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hans Riegler
Max Planck Institut fur Kolloid Und Grenzflachenforschung Potsdam
Stephan Eickelmann
Max Planck Institut fur Kolloid Und Grenzflachenforschung Potsdam
Luru Dai
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rodrigo Perez-Garcia
Max Planck Institut fur Kolloid Und Grenzflachenforschung Potsdam
Yi Jia
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
Guoxiang Chen
Max Planck Institut fur Kolloid Und Grenzflachenforschung Potsdam
Jinbo Fei
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
Krister Holmberg
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry
Junbai Li
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
ACS Nano
1936-0851 (ISSN) 1936-086X (eISSN)
Vol. 11 10 10489-10494Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Materials Chemistry
Other Chemistry Topics
Areas of Advance
Materials Science
DOI
10.1021/acsnano.7b05800
PubMed
28945958