Kinetically controlled assembly of a spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon into polyhedral micro/nanocrystals

• Main Authors: Lin, Zongqiong, Sun, Peng-Ju, Tay, Yee Yan, Liang, Jing, Liu, Yi, Shi, Nai-En, Xie, Linghai, Yi, Ming-Dong, Qian, Yan, Fan, Qu-Li, Zhang, Hua, Hng, Huey Hoon, Ma, Jan, Zhang, Qichun, Huang, Wei
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96584; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10341
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nonplane molecules with multiple large aromatic planes could be promising candidates to form various polyhedral micro/nanocrystals by manipulating the different π···π stacking, tuning the cohesive energies of crystal facets, and controlling the kinetic growth process. Spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbo...