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Article: Janus particles with tunable patch symmetry and their assembly into chiral colloidal clusters

TitleJanus particles with tunable patch symmetry and their assembly into chiral colloidal clusters
Authors
Issue Date21-Dec-2023
PublisherNature Research
Citation
Nature Communications, 2023, v. 14, n. 1 How to Cite?
Abstract

Janus particles, which have an attractive patch on the otherwise repulsive surface, have been commonly employed for anisotropic colloidal assembly. While current methods of particle synthesis allow for control over the patch size, they are generally limited to producing dome-shaped patches with a high symmetry (C). Here, we report on the synthesis of Janus particles with patches of various tunable shapes, having reduced symmetries ranging from C2v to C3v and C4v. The Janus particles are synthesized by partial encapsulation of an octahedral metal-organic framework particle (UiO-66) in a polymer matrix. The extent of encapsulation is precisely regulated by a stepwise, asymmetric dewetting process that exposes selected facets of the UiO-66 particle. With depletion interaction, the Janus particles spontaneously assemble into colloidal clusters reflecting the particles’ shapes and patch symmetries. We observe the formation of chiral structures, whereby chirality emerges from achiral building blocks. With the ability to encode symmetry and directional bonding information, our strategy could give access to more complex colloidal superstructures through assembly.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/339442
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2023 Impact Factor: 14.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 4.887
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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Tianran-
dc.contributor.authorLyu, Dengping-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Wei-
dc.contributor.authorFeng, Xuan-
dc.contributor.authorNi, Ran-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yufeng-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-11T10:36:39Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-11T10:36:39Z-
dc.date.issued2023-12-21-
dc.identifier.citationNature Communications, 2023, v. 14, n. 1-
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/339442-
dc.description.abstract<p>Janus particles, which have an attractive patch on the otherwise repulsive surface, have been commonly employed for anisotropic colloidal assembly. While current methods of particle synthesis allow for control over the patch size, they are generally limited to producing dome-shaped patches with a high symmetry (C<sub>∞</sub>). Here, we report on the synthesis of Janus particles with patches of various tunable shapes, having reduced symmetries ranging from C<sub>2v</sub> to C<sub>3v</sub> and C<sub>4v</sub>. The Janus particles are synthesized by partial encapsulation of an octahedral metal-organic framework particle (UiO-66) in a polymer matrix. The extent of encapsulation is precisely regulated by a stepwise, asymmetric dewetting process that exposes selected facets of the UiO-66 particle. With depletion interaction, the Janus particles spontaneously assemble into colloidal clusters reflecting the particles’ shapes and patch symmetries. We observe the formation of chiral structures, whereby chirality emerges from achiral building blocks. With the ability to encode symmetry and directional bonding information, our strategy could give access to more complex colloidal superstructures through assembly.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherNature Research-
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communications-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleJanus particles with tunable patch symmetry and their assembly into chiral colloidal clusters-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-023-44154-6-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85180224822-
dc.identifier.volume14-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:001129103900008-
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