Multistep hierarchical self-assembly of chiral nanopore arrays

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Oct 7;111(40):14342-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1414840111. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

Abstract

A series of simple hierarchical self-assembly steps achieve self-organization from the centimeter to the subnanometer-length scales in the form of square-centimeter arrays of linear nanopores, each one having a single chiral helical nanofilament of large internal surface area and interfacial interactions based on chiral crystalline molecular arrangements.

Keywords: aluminum oxide; bent-core; chirality; liquid crystal; nanoconfinement.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.