Magnetic-Directed Assembly from Janus Building Blocks to Multiplex Molecular-Analogue Photonic Crystal Structures

J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Jan 20;138(2):566-73. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5b10039. Epub 2016 Jan 7.

Abstract

The predictable assembly of colloidal particles into a programmable superstructure is a challenging and vital task in chemistry and materials science. In this work, we develop an available magnetic-directed assembly strategy to construct a series of molecular-analogue photonic crystal cluster particles involving dot, line, triangle, tetrahedron, and triangular bipyramid configurations from solid-liquid Janus building blocks. These versatile multiplex molecular-analogue structural clusters containing photonic band gap, fluorescent, and magnetic information can open a new promising access to a variety of robust hierarchical microstructural particle materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't