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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Chem.
Sec. Nanoscience
Volume 12 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1454650
This article is part of the Research Topic Nanomaterials Interface Manipulation and Enhanced Performance in Energy Applications View all articles
A Non-Classical Synthetic Strategy for Organic Mesocrystals
Provisionally accepted- 1 Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China
- 2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- 3 Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
Mesocrystals are ordered nanoparticle superstructures, often with internal porosity, which receive much recent research interest in catalysis, energy storage, sensors, and biomedicine area. Understanding the mechanism of synthetic routes is essential for precise control of size and structure that affect the function of mesocrystals. The classical synthetic strategy of mesocrystal was formed via self-assembly of nanoparticles with a faceted inorganic core but a denser (or thicker) shell of organic molecules. However, the potential materials and synthetic handles still need to be explored to meet new applications. In this work, we develop a non-classical synthetic strategy for organic molecules, such as tetrakis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethylene (TPE-4OH), tetrakis(4-bromophenyl)ethylene (TPE-4Br), and benzopinacole, to produce mesocrystals with composed of microrod arrays via co-solvent-induced crystal transformation. The aligned nanorods are grown epitaxially onto organic microplates, directed by small lattice mismatch between plates and rods. Thus, the present work offers general synthetic handle for establishing well-organized organic mesocrystals.
Keywords: Organic mesocrystals, Solvent exchange, Crystal transformation, Lattice mismatch, Microrod array
Received: 25 Jun 2024; Accepted: 30 Aug 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Tran, Jia and Feng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Shaoyan Wang, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China
Yuhua Feng, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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