%0 Journal Article
%A Barrio, Jesús del
%A Liu, Jingjing
%A Brady, Ryan A.
%A Tan, Cindy S. Y.
%A Chiodini, Stefano
%A Ricci, Maria
%A Fernández-Leiro, Rafael
%A Tsai, Ching-Ju
%A Vasileiadi, Panagiota
%A Di Michele, Lorenzo
%A Lairez, Didier
%A Toprakcioglu, Chris
%A Scherman, Oren A.
%T Emerging Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Cucurbit[8]uril Complexes: From Supramolecular Polymers to Nanofibers
%J Journal of the American Chemical Society
%V 141
%N 36
%@ 1520-5126
%C Washington, DC
%I American Chemical Society
%M FZJ-2020-03099
%P 14021 - 14025
%D 2019
%X The binding of imidazolium salts to cucurbit[8]uril, CB[8], triggers a stepwise self-assembly process with semiflexible polymer chains and crystalline nanostructures as early- and late-stage species, respectively. In such a process, which involves the crystallization of the host–guest complexes, the guest plays a critical role in directing self-assembly toward desirable morphologies. These include platelet-like aggregates and two-dimensional (2D) fibers, which, moreover, exhibit viscoelastic and lyotropic properties. Our observations provide a deeper understanding of the self-assembly of CB[8] complexes, with fundamental implications in the design of functional 2D systems and crystalline materials.
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%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:31422657
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000486361800002
%R 10.1021/jacs.9b07506
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/884104