Self-Assembly of Nanoclusters into Mono-, Few-, and Multilayered Sheets via Dipole-Induced Asymmetric van der Waals Attraction

ACS Nano ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 6315-6323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhennan Wu ◽  
Jiale Liu ◽  
Yanchun Li ◽  
Ziyi Cheng ◽  
Tingting Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Van Der Waals Attraction

Self-Assembly of a β-Sheet Protein Governed by Relief of Electrostatic Repulsion Relative to van der Waals Attraction

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Caplan ◽  
Peter N. Moore ◽  
Shuguang Zhang ◽  
Roger D. Kamm ◽  
Douglas A. Lauffenburger
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Electrostatic Repulsion ◽  
Van Der Waals Attraction ◽  
Β Sheet

Self-Assembly of a Chiral Cubic Three-Connected Net from the High Symmetry Molecules C60 and SnI4

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Straus ◽  
Robert J. Cava
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Van Der Waals Forces ◽  
High Symmetry ◽  
Molecular Chirality ◽  
Chiral Materials ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Chiral Centers

The design of new chiral materials usually requires stereoselective organic synthesis to create molecules with chiral centers. Less commonly, achiral molecules can self-assemble into chiral materials, despite the absence of intrinsic molecular chirality. Here, we demonstrate the assembly of high-symmetry molecules into a chiral van der Waals structure by synthesizing crystals of C<sub>60</sub>(SnI<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> from icosahedral buckminsterfullerene (C<sub>60</sub>) and tetrahedral SnI4 molecules through spontaneous self-assembly. The SnI<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra template the Sn atoms into a chiral cubic three-connected net of the SrSi<sub>2</sub> type that is held together by van der Waals forces. Our results represent the remarkable emergence of a self-assembled chiral material from two of the most highly symmetric molecules, demonstrating that almost any molecular, nanocrystalline, or engineered precursor can be considered when designing chiral assemblies.

Spectral Observation of Surface-Induced Van der Waals Attraction on Atomic Vapour

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Oria ◽  
M Chevrollier ◽  
D Bloch ◽  
M Fichet ◽  
M Ducloy
Keyword(s):  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Spectral Observation ◽  
Van Der Waals Attraction
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