Linking experiment and theory for three-dimensional networked binary metal nanoparticle–triblock terpolymer superstructures
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Li, ZihuiHur, Kahyun
Sai, Hiroaki
Higuchi, Takeshi
Takahara, Atsushi
Jinnai, Hiroshi
Gruner, Sol M.
Wiesner, Ulrich
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KUS-C1-018-02Date
2014-02-21Online Publication Date
2014-02-21Print Publication Date
2014-12Permanent link to this record
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© 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Controlling superstructure of binary nanoparticle mixtures in three dimensions from self-assembly opens enormous opportunities for the design of materials with unique properties. Here we report on how the intimate coupling of synthesis, in-depth electron tomographic characterization and theory enables exquisite control of superstructure in highly ordered porous three-dimensional continuous networks from single and binary mixtures of metal nanoparticles with a triblock terpolymer. Poly(isoprene-block-styrene-block-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) is synthesized and used as structure-directing agent for ligand-stabilized platinum and gold nanoparticles. Quantitative analysis provides insights into short-and long-range nanoparticle-nanoparticle correlations, and local and global contributions to structural chirality in the networks. Results provide synthesis criteria for next-generation mesoporous network superstructures from binary nanoparticle mixtures for potential applications in areas including catalysis.Citation
Li Z, Hur K, Sai H, Higuchi T, Takahara A, et al. (2014) Linking experiment and theory for three-dimensional networked binary metal nanoparticle–triblock terpolymer superstructures. Nat Comms 5. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4247.Sponsors
This work was supported by the NSF (DMR-1104773). K.H. was supported by award number KUS-C1-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Research made use of the Cornell Center for Materials Research Shared Facilities, supported through the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers program. The X-ray equipment was supported by Department of Energy Grant DE-FG02-10ER46693. Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source was supported by the NSF and NIH-NIGMS via DMR-0936384. H.J. gratefully acknowledges the financial support received through a Grant-in-Aid (number 24310092) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan. We gratefully acknowledge Joerg Werner (Cornell University) for experimental assistance.Publisher
Springer NatureJournal
Nature CommunicationsPubMed ID
24557327ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1038/ncomms4247
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