Frank-Kasper and related quasicrystal spherical phases in macromolecules

• 来源期刊: 中国科学:化学（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（1）
• 页码范围: 33-45
• 页数: 13页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1007/s11426-017-9140-8

摘要

Creation of diverse ordered nanostructures via self-assembly of macromolecules is a promising "bottom-up" approach towards next-generation nanofabrication technologies.It is therefore of critical importance to explore the possibilities to form new self-assembled phases in soft matter systems.In this review,we summarized recent advances on the identification of several unconventional spherical phases in the self-assembly of functional macromolecules,including Frank-Kasper (F-K) phases and quasicrystals originally observed in metal alloys.We believe that these results provide a new strategy towards the rational design of novel functional materials with hierarchically ordered structures.