Transformation from rod-like to diamond-like micelles by thermally induced nucleation self-assembly

Heng Li, Liang Han, Yulin Zhu, Paco Fernández-Trillo, Feng He

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Abstract

Precisely controlled organic one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) materials with unique optoelectronic properties have attracted wide interests. By the introduction of chlorine into the poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) core, we produced a series of 1D rod-like micelles, whose sizes were controlled by the concentrations of solutions, using self-assembly (SA) of conjugated copolymers (PPV-Cl20%)10-b-P2VP20. The transformation from 1D rod-like micelles to 2D uniform diamond-like micelles was achieved by the thermally induced nucleation SA. The sizes of the 2D diamond-like micelles could be tuned by the annealing temperature and the ratio of unimer to seed. It is demonstrated that the morphology transformation from rod-like micelles to diamond-like micelles was based on energetics including thermodynamic and kinetic points.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5278-5285
Number of pages8
JournalMacromolecules
Volume54
Issue number11
Early online date24 May 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jun 2021

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Funding Information:
This work was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21975115, 21733005, and 51773087), the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Programs (JCYJ20190809161413310, JCYJ20180302180238419, and KQJSCX20180319114442157), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis (no. 2020B121201002), Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2020A1515110845), Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program (2016ZT06G587), and Shenzhen Sci-Tech Fund (KYTDPT20181011104007). We thank the SUSTech Core Research Facilities for the AFM and TEM measurements.

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© 2021 American Chemical Society

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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