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Visualizing the interfacial-layer-based epitaxial growth process toward organic core-shell architectures

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  • Ming-Peng Zhuo

    (Soochow University
    Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Soochow University)

  • Xiao Wei

    (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yuan-Yuan Li

    (Soochow University
    Soochow University)

  • Ying-Li Shi

    (Soochow University)

  • Guang-Peng He

    (Soochow University)

  • Huixue Su

    (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ke-Qin Zhang

    (Soochow University)

  • Jin-Ping Guan

    (Soochow University)

  • Xue-Dong Wang

    (Soochow University)

  • Yuchen Wu

    (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Liang-Sheng Liao

    (Soochow University
    Macau University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Organic heterostructures (OHTs) with the desired geometry organization on micro/nanoscale have undergone rapid progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology. However, it is a significant challenge to elucidate the epitaxial-growth process for various OHTs composed of organic units with a lattice mismatching ratio of > 3%, which is unimaginable for inorganic heterostructures. Herein, we have demonstrated a vivid visualization of the morphology evolution of epitaxial-growth based on a doped interfacial-layer, which facilitates the comprehensive understanding of the hierarchical self-assembly of core-shell OHT with precise spatial configuration. Significantly, the barcoded OHT with periodic shells obviously illustrate the shell epitaxial-growth from tips to center parts along the seeded rods for forming the core-shell OHT. Furthermore, the diameter, length, and number of periodic shells were modulated by finely tuning the stoichiometric ratio, crystalline time, and temperature, respectively. This epitaxial-growth process could be generalized to organic systems with facile chemical/structural compatibility for forming the desired OHTs.

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  • Ming-Peng Zhuo & Xiao Wei & Yuan-Yuan Li & Ying-Li Shi & Guang-Peng He & Huixue Su & Ke-Qin Zhang & Jin-Ping Guan & Xue-Dong Wang & Yuchen Wu & Liang-Sheng Liao, 2024. "Visualizing the interfacial-layer-based epitaxial growth process toward organic core-shell architectures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45262-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45262-7
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