Collapsed polymer-directed synthesis of multicomponent coaxial-like nanostructures

Zhiqi Huang, Yijing Liu, Qian Zhang, Xiaoxia Chang, Ang Li, Lin Deng, Chenglin Yi, Yang Yang, Niveen M. Khashab, Jinlong Gong () and Zhihong Nie ()
Additional contact information
Zhiqi Huang: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Yijing Liu: University of Maryland College Park
Qian Zhang: University of Maryland College Park
Xiaoxia Chang: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Ang Li: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Lin Deng: Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advance Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Chenglin Yi: University of Maryland College Park
Yang Yang: University of Maryland College Park
Niveen M. Khashab: Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory, Advance Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jinlong Gong: Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
Zhihong Nie: University of Maryland College Park

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Multicomponent colloidal nanostructures (MCNs) exhibit intriguing topologically dependent chemical and physical properties. However, there remain significant challenges in the synthesis of MCNs with high-order complexity. Here we show the development of a general yet scalable approach for the rational design and synthesis of MCNs with unique coaxial-like construction. The site-preferential growth in this synthesis relies on the selective protection of seed nanoparticle surfaces with locally defined domains of collapsed polymers. By using this approach, we produce a gallery of coaxial-like MCNs comprising a shaped Au core surrounded by a tubular metal or metal oxide shell. This synthesis is robust and not prone to variations in kinetic factors of the synthetic process. The essential role of collapsed polymers in achieving anisotropic growth makes our approach fundamentally distinct from others. We further demonstrate that this coaxial-like construction can lead to excellent photocatalytic performance over conventional core–shell-type MCNs.

Date: 2016
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12147 Abstract (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12147

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12147

Access Statistics for this article

Nature Communications is currently edited by Nathalie Le Bot, Enda Bergin and Fiona Gillespie

More articles in Nature Communications from Nature
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().