通过色彩丧来设计无序材料的自组装
Andreas Neophytou1, Francesco Sciortino1, John Russo1
1Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Roma, 00185, Italy.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|June 10, 2025
概括
研究人员通过将挫折编码为构建块来编程无形材料的自我组装. 这创造了一个新的,稳定的无序阶段,为新的无序材料打开了大门.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 凝聚物质物理学 凝聚物质物理学
背景情况:
- 原子级控制具有先进的晶体材料设计.
- 对无形材料缺乏类似的策略.
- 控制无形材料的自我组装是一个重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 设计一种策略来编程无形结构的自组装.
- 将挫败感编码到可控自组装的构建块设计中.
- 为了创建一个新的,热力学稳定的无序阶段.
主要方法:
- 设计构建块以本地有利于五个成员的环形形成.
- 在十二面体中利用二面体对称性来防止远距离的顺序.
- 从液态阶段观察自发核形成.
主要成果:
- 成功形成了一个共享面孔的十二面体子网络.
- 由此产生的结构表现出二面体对称,防止长距离的顺序.
- 发现了一种新的,热力学稳定的混乱相,与动力学停止的眼镜不同.
结论:
- 可编程的相互作用可以稳定挫败的无形相.
- 这种方法使无形材料的合理设计成为可能.
- 它为新一代具有量身定制属性的无序材料铺平了道路.
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