Magnetic Control over the Fractal Dimension of Supramolecular Rod Networks

J Am Chem Soc. 2021 Aug 11;143(31):11914-11918. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c05053. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

Abstract

Controlling supramolecular polymerization is of fundamental importance to create advanced materials and devices. Here we show that the thermodynamic equilibrium of Gd3+-bearing supramolecular rod networks is shifted reversibly at room temperature in a static magnetic field of up to 2 T. Our approach opens opportunities to control the structure formation of other supramolecular or coordination polymers that contain paramagnetic ions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't