Homogeneous solution assembled Turing structures with near zero strain semi-coherence interface

Yuanming Zhang, Ningsi Zhang, Yong Liu, Yong Chen, Huiting Huang, Wenjing Wang, Xiaoming Xu, Yang Li, Fengtao Fan, Jinhua Ye, Zhaosheng Li () and Zhigang Zou
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Yuanming Zhang: Nanjing University
Ningsi Zhang: Nanjing University
Yong Liu: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
Yong Chen: Nanjing University
Huiting Huang: Nanjing University
Wenjing Wang: Nanjing University
Xiaoming Xu: Nanjing University
Yang Li: Nanjing University
Fengtao Fan: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy
Jinhua Ye: National Institute for Materials Science
Zhaosheng Li: Nanjing University
Zhigang Zou: Nanjing University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Turing structures typically emerge in reaction-diffusion processes far from thermodynamic equilibrium, involving at least two chemicals with different diffusion coefficients (inhibitors and activators) in the classic Turing systems. Constructing a Turing structure in homogeneous solutions is a large challenge because of the similar diffusion coefficients of most small molecule weight species. In this work, we show that Turing structure with near zero strain semi-coherence interfaces is constructed in homogeneous solutions subject to the diffusion kinetics. Experimental results combined with molecular dynamics and numerical simulations confirm the Turing structure in the spinel ferrite films. Furthermore, using the hard-soft acid-base theory, the design of coordination binding can improve the diffusion motion of molecules in homogeneous solutions, increasing the library of Turing structure designs, which provides a greater potential to develop advanced materials.

Date: 2022
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