title: Controlled self-assembly of helical nano-ribbons formed by achiral amphiphiles.
abstract: Helical nano-ribbons with a large aspect ratio were obtained through the self-assembly of an achiral amphiphile. The symmetry breaking is attributed to the orderly but twisted stacking of terpyridine groups. In addition, the morphology of the assemblies can be tuned by the coordination between terpyridine and Zn(2+) ion.
authors.affiliation: Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yingzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xingxing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Danting
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Guanglu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shouchun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin