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Photocontrolled Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Anisotropic Micropatterns of Nanofibers onto Isotropic Surfaces.

Hierarchical self-assembly is achieved using a visible light triggered photoreaction. A pro-gelator, α-diketone-2,3-didecyloxyanthracene, is photoconverted into a low molecular weight gelator, 2,3-didecyloxyanthracene (DDOA), that self-assembles into nanofibers. Spatial confinement and… Click to show full abstract

Hierarchical self-assembly is achieved using a visible light triggered photoreaction. A pro-gelator, α-diketone-2,3-didecyloxyanthracene, is photoconverted into a low molecular weight gelator, 2,3-didecyloxyanthracene (DDOA), that self-assembles into nanofibers. Spatial confinement and patterns of these nanofibers onto a surface are achieved by localizing initial nucleation with a focused laser and photogenerate subsequent fiber growth with the laser or gentler wide-field irradiation. Remarkably, collective growth of nanofibers results in anisotropic micropatterns with orientation factors (OF) reaching 79%, resulting in collective emission of linearly polarized light. The OF, distance of collective growth and fiber density, are controlled by the photoirradiation conditions and the balance of interactions between DDOA aggregates and the glass surface. An unprecedented juxtaposition of orthogonally oriented nanofiber patterns on an isotropic surface is achieved with individual control of the fibers' main direction. In perspective, this photochemical method can be extended to a large variety of self-assembling molecules.

Keywords: self assembly; anisotropic micropatterns; nanofibers onto; self; photocontrolled hierarchical; hierarchical self

Journal Title: Small
Year Published: 2020

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