Stress-induced ordering evolution of 1D segmented heteronanostructures and their chemical post-transformations

Qing-Xia Chen; Yu-Yang Lu; Yang Yang; Li-Ge Chang; Yi Li; Yuan Yang; Zhen He; Jian-Wei Liu; Yong Ni; Shu-Hong Yu

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47446-7

Stress-induced ordering evolution of 1D segmented heteronanostructures and their chemical post-transformations

Nat Commun. 2024 Apr 13;15(1):3208. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47446-7.

Authors

Qing-Xia Chen^#¹, Yu-Yang Lu^#², Yang Yang^#², Li-Ge Chang², Yi Li¹, Yuan Yang¹, Zhen He¹, Jian-Wei Liu³, Yong Ni⁴, Shu-Hong Yu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
² CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
³ Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China. jwliu13@ustc.edu.cn.
⁴ CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China. yni@ustc.edu.cn.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biomimetic Materials & Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Biomimetic Materials, Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China. shyu@ustc.edu.cn.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 38615045
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47446-7

Abstract

Investigations of one-dimensional segmented heteronanostructures (1D-SHs) have recently attracted much attention due to their potentials for applications resulting from their structure and synergistic effects between compositions and interfaces. Unfortunately, developing a simple, versatile and controlled synthetic method to fabricate 1D-SHs is still a challenge. Here we demonstrate a stress-induced axial ordering mechanism to describe the synthesis of 1D-SHs by a general under-stoichiometric reaction strategy. Using the continuum phase-field simulations, we elaborate a three-stage evolution process of the regular segment alternations. This strategy, accompanied by easy chemical post-transformations, enables to synthesize 25 1D-SHs, including 17 nanowire-nanowire and 8 nanowire-nanotube nanostructures with 13 elements (Ag, Te, Cu, Pt, Pb, Cd, Sb, Se, Bi, Rh, Ir, Ru, Zn) involved. This ordering evolution-driven synthesis will help to investigate the ordering reconstruction and potential applications of 1D-SHs.

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