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ArticleNature materials2026

Super-expansive thermo-reversible interstitial solid solution of nanocrystal superlattices with mesogens.

Shengsong Yang, Dai-Bei Yang, Yifan Ning, Yugang Zhang, James M Kikkawa, Jeffery G Saven, Christopher B Murray

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Shengsong Yang *Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1386-7549
Dai-Bei Yang *Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3327-6920
Yifan Ning *Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-0904
Yugang ZhangCenter for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratories, Upton, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-1475
James M KikkawaDepartment of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jeffery G SavenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. saven@sas.upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-7241
Christopher B MurrayDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. cbmurray@sas.upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-122X

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National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR-1720530National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR2019444United States Department of Defense | United States Navy | Office of Naval Research (ONR) N00014-18-1-2497U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0012704U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0019282
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Abstract

Designing superlattices of nanocrystals to mimic and extend the properties of atomic crystals has been a long-standing motivation in materials chemistry. Interstitial solid solutions, such as steel, are well-studied atomic lattices in which mobile components move among the interstices. These materials exhibit unique properties, including reversible structural changes and phase transitions. Interstitial solid solutions possess unique dynamic structures and reversible responses, which motivate the creation of their colloidal equivalents. Here we report a fully thermo-reversible colloidal interstitial solid solution by combining liquid crystals and nanocrystals functionalized with promesogenic ligands. Mesogen molecules fill and diffuse among the interstices of a superlattice, resulting in a super-large thermal expansivity. The approach uses a modular design of interparticle interactions, allowing control of interparticle distance, microstructure and transition between crystallographic forms.

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