Chirality-controlled crystallization via screw dislocations

Chirality-controlled crystallization via screw dislocations

Understanding why and how molecules transfer their chirality into helical superstructures, including crystals, remains a challenge. Here, the authors show that topological defects not only promote the growth, but also control the helical morphology of crystals formed by chiral rod-shaped particles.

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Main Authors: Baeckkyoung Sung, Alexis de la Cotte, Eric Grelet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03745-4
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spelling doaj-17ed4277f27540da87254c61c1feeace2021-05-11T09:45:23ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-04-01911710.1038/s41467-018-03745-4Chirality-controlled crystallization via screw dislocationsBaeckkyoung Sung0Alexis de la Cotte1Eric Grelet2Centre de Recherche Paul-Pascal, CNRS & Université de BordeauxCentre de Recherche Paul-Pascal, CNRS & Université de BordeauxCentre de Recherche Paul-Pascal, CNRS & Université de BordeauxUnderstanding why and how molecules transfer their chirality into helical superstructures, including crystals, remains a challenge. Here, the authors show that topological defects not only promote the growth, but also control the helical morphology of crystals formed by chiral rod-shaped particles.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03745-4
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description Understanding why and how molecules transfer their chirality into helical superstructures, including crystals, remains a challenge. Here, the authors show that topological defects not only promote the growth, but also control the helical morphology of crystals formed by chiral rod-shaped particles.
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