Nanosheet-assembled microflower-like coordination polymers by surfactant-assisted assembly with enhanced catalytic activity

Abstract

Tuning the morphology and size of coordination polymers (CPs) is an effective strategy to enable crystalline materials for desired applications. Herein, two CPs, named as [Cd2(DBTP)(H2O)2]n (1) and {[Zn2(DBTP)(H2O)]·2.5H2O}n (2),...

Structural control in the nanoassembly of the tungsten and molybdenum dithiolene complex analog

“…The geometrical parameters at the nanoscale such as size, shape, and their self-assembly strongly influence many intelligent functions for potential inclusive applications in fundamental and practical areas. [1][2][3] The association of nanocrystals to desired morphologies with welldefined architectures provide a versatile strategy for creating a myriad of functional materials at the nano or micrometer scale. 4 Self-assembly plays a vital role in nanotechnology and directs the fabrication of structurally diverse architectures with welldefined morphologies and sizes, such as nanotubes, nanosheets, nanowires, polygons, nanodiscs, polyhedra, nanocubes, vesicles, nanospheres, and branched nanocrystals, [5][6][7][8] which show potential in a wide range of applications including photovoltaics, 9 energy storage and conversion, 10,11 memory devices, tissue regeneration, sensors, drug delivery, ion-channel regulation, biomedical applications, and nanoreactors.…”