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Chiral Microstructures: Chiral Assemblies of Laser‐Printed Micropillars Directed by Asymmetrical Capillary Force (Adv. Mater. 31/2020)
Author(s) -
Hu Yanlei,
Yuan Hongwei,
Liu Shunli,
Ni Jincheng,
Lao Zhaoxin,
Xin Chen,
Pan Deng,
Zhang Yiyuan,
Zhu Wulin,
Li Jiawen,
Wu Dong,
Chu Jiaru
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202070236
Subject(s) - materials science , chirality (physics) , microstructure , capillary action , nanotechnology , meniscus , pillar , symmetry (geometry) , topology (electrical circuits) , symmetry breaking , optics , chiral symmetry breaking , composite material , geometry , physics , mechanical engineering , incidence (geometry) , mathematics , quantum mechanics , combinatorics , nambu–jona lasinio model , engineering
Rationally designed artificial chiral architectures have found broad applications in various fields. In article number 2002356, Yanlei Hu, Dong Wu, and co‐workers describe how highly ordered chiral microstructures can be spontaneously assembled by the meniscus‐directed capillary force arising in an evaporating liquid. The chirality is facilitated by rationally breaking the intrinsic symmetry through cooperative control of the geometry and spatial topology of the pillar unit cells.