9. Molecular Glasses: Emerging Materials for the Next Generation
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Olivier Lebel
Abstract
Despite their ubiquity, glasses remain a misunderstood class of materials, in part, because of the random arrangement of their constituent atoms or molecules. In particular, because small organic molecules tend to naturally crystallize, instances of glass formation are even more esoteric, despite sucrose glass eliciting the delight of confectionery aficionados for over a century. In recent years, glass-forming small molecules, also known as molecular glasses, have received increasing attention beyond the candy store into the pharmaceutical and organic electronics fields. Structural elements responsible for preventing the crystallization of organic compounds were outlined, and it has become easier to predictably synthesize compounds that spontaneously form glasses and do not crystallize. Simulation tools have also evolved to allow simulation of the glass transition of arrays of small molecules. The following chapter provides an overview of the progress made with molecular glasses in the last 25 years, from their synthesis, their characterization, the computational simulation of their properties, and to their target applications.
Abstract
Despite their ubiquity, glasses remain a misunderstood class of materials, in part, because of the random arrangement of their constituent atoms or molecules. In particular, because small organic molecules tend to naturally crystallize, instances of glass formation are even more esoteric, despite sucrose glass eliciting the delight of confectionery aficionados for over a century. In recent years, glass-forming small molecules, also known as molecular glasses, have received increasing attention beyond the candy store into the pharmaceutical and organic electronics fields. Structural elements responsible for preventing the crystallization of organic compounds were outlined, and it has become easier to predictably synthesize compounds that spontaneously form glasses and do not crystallize. Simulation tools have also evolved to allow simulation of the glass transition of arrays of small molecules. The following chapter provides an overview of the progress made with molecular glasses in the last 25 years, from their synthesis, their characterization, the computational simulation of their properties, and to their target applications.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- List of Contributors XI
- 1. Design Principles for Organic Semiconductors 1
- 2. CO2-Controlled Polymer Self-Assembly and Application 51
- 3. Self-Healing Materials: Design and Applications 87
- 4. Redox-Responsive Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Materials: Review and Application to Biological Systems 113
- 5. Ultrafine Nanofiber Formation by Centrifugal Spinning 143
- 6. Rational Design of Highly Efficient Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells and Metal–Air Batteries 161
- 7. Toward the Assembly of Dynamic and Complex DNA Nanostructures 183
- 8. Alternating Copolymer Nanotubes 209
- 9. Molecular Glasses: Emerging Materials for the Next Generation 239
- 10. Production of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Pancreatic Cells by Manipulating Cell-Surface Interactions 261
- 11. Phase Diagram of an Au–Pt Solid Core–Liquid Shell Nanoparticle 285
- 12. Directing the Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles for Advanced Materials 307
- 13. Toward Well-Defined Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoribbons 327
- 14. Modeling of Lithium-Ion Batteries 353
- Index 389
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- List of Contributors XI
- 1. Design Principles for Organic Semiconductors 1
- 2. CO2-Controlled Polymer Self-Assembly and Application 51
- 3. Self-Healing Materials: Design and Applications 87
- 4. Redox-Responsive Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Materials: Review and Application to Biological Systems 113
- 5. Ultrafine Nanofiber Formation by Centrifugal Spinning 143
- 6. Rational Design of Highly Efficient Non-precious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells and Metal–Air Batteries 161
- 7. Toward the Assembly of Dynamic and Complex DNA Nanostructures 183
- 8. Alternating Copolymer Nanotubes 209
- 9. Molecular Glasses: Emerging Materials for the Next Generation 239
- 10. Production of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Pancreatic Cells by Manipulating Cell-Surface Interactions 261
- 11. Phase Diagram of an Au–Pt Solid Core–Liquid Shell Nanoparticle 285
- 12. Directing the Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles for Advanced Materials 307
- 13. Toward Well-Defined Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Nanoribbons 327
- 14. Modeling of Lithium-Ion Batteries 353
- Index 389
