Issue 11, 2017

A chiral smectic structure assembled from nanosheets and nanorods

Abstract

Here we report a novel chiral smectic through self-assembling two-dimensional graphene oxide nanosheets and one-dimensional cellulose nanorods. As shown by a phase diagram, the formation of the chiral smectic strictly depends on the ratio of nanosheets to nanorods as well as the concentration of the composite colloid. It would open up a new way for the development of mesoscopic materials with tunable physical properties, such as optical metamaterials with application in optical modulation and mechanochromic sensors.

Graphical abstract: A chiral smectic structure assembled from nanosheets and nanorods

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Oct 2016
Accepted
16 Jan 2017
First published
16 Jan 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 1868-1871

A chiral smectic structure assembled from nanosheets and nanorods

H. Pan, C. Zhu, T. Lu, J. Lin, J. Ma, D. Zhang and S. Zhu, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 1868 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08337D

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