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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2016

Self-Assembling Nanocomposite Tectons.

Jianyuan Zhang, Peter J Santos, Paul A Gabrys, Sangho Lee, Caroline Liu, Robert J Macfarlane

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. DNA-Guided Plasmonic Helix with Switchable Chirality.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2018
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  17. Nanoparticle Superlattices: The Roles of Soft Ligands.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Jianyuan ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Peter J SantosDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Paul A GabrysDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Sangho LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Caroline LiuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
Robert J MacfarlaneDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9449-2680

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The physical characteristics of composite materials are dictated by both the chemical composition and spatial configuration of each constituent phase. A major challenge in nanoparticle-based composites is developing methods to precisely dictate particle positions at the nanometer length scale, as this would allow complete control over nanocomposite structure-property relationships. In this work, we present a new class of building blocks called nanocomposite tectons (NCTs), which consist of inorganic nanoparticles grafted with a dense layer of polymer chains that terminate in molecular recognition units capable of programmed supramolecular bonding. By tuning various design factors, including the particle size and polymer length, we can use the supramolecular interactions between NCTs to controllably alter their assembly behavior, enabling the formation of well-ordered body-centered cubic superlattices consisting of inorganic nanoparticles surrounded by polymer chains. NCTs therefore present a modular platform that enables the construction of composite materials where the composition and three-dimensional arrangement of different constituents within the composite can be independently controlled.

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