Polymer-guided assembly of inorganic nanoparticles

C Yi, Y Yang, B Liu, J He, Z Nie - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Progress in polymer single-chain based hybrid nanoparticles

Y Shao, Z Yang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Precise control of molecular hierarchical organization has endowed biological systems with
unique functions, which inspires great efforts in the synthesis of artificial mimics. Polymeric …

Click chemistry in materials science

W **, TF Scott, CJ Kloxin… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Despite originating only a little more than a decade ago, click chemistry has become one of
the most powerful paradigms in materials science, synthesis, and modification. By …

Molecular nanoparticles are unique elements for macromolecular science: From “nanoatoms” to giant molecules

WB Zhang, X Yu, CL Wang, HJ Sun, IF Hsieh… - …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we present a unique approach to the design and synthesis of giant
molecules based on “nanoatoms” for engineering structures across multiple length scales …

Selective assemblies of giant tetrahedra via precisely controlled positional interactions

M Huang, CH Hsu, J Wang, S Mei, X Dong, Y Li, M Li… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Self-assembly of rigid building blocks with explicit shape and symmetry is substantially
influenced by the geometric factors and remains largely unexplored. We report the selective …

Bulk heterojunction perovskite hybrid solar cells with large fill factor

K Wang, C Liu, P Du, J Zheng, X Gong - Energy & Environmental …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A major limitation to increasing the efficiency of perovskite hybrid solar cells (pero-HSCs) is
the fact that the diffusion length of the electrons is shorter than that of the holes. To facilitate …

Transmission electron microscopy as a tool for the characterization of soft materials: application and interpretation

LE Franken, EJ Boekema, MCA Stuart - Advanced Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) provides direct structural information on nano‐
structured materials and is popular as a characterization tool in soft matter and …

Self-assembly of amphiphilic plasmonic micelle-like nanoparticles in selective solvents

J He, X Huang, YC Li, Y Liu, T Babu… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic plasmonic micelle-like nanoparticles (APMNs) composed of gold nanoparticles
(AuNPs) and amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) structurally resemble polymer micelles …

Giant surfactants provide a versatile platform for sub-10-nm nanostructure engineering

X Yu, K Yue, IF Hsieh, Y Li, XH Dong… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The engineering of structures across different length scales is central to the design of novel
materials with controlled macroscopic properties. Herein, we introduce a unique class of self …

End-group chemistry and junction chemistry in polymer science: past, present, and future

J Kim, HY Jung, MJ Park - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
The current goal in functional polymeric material research is the preparation of polymers
with high-fidelity nanoscale self-assembled structures and advanced functionality. Thus …