title: Self-Construction from 2D to 3D: One-Pot Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Graphene Oxide Sheets Held Together by Coordination Polymers.
abstract: Deposition of Ni-based cyanide bridged coordination polymer (NiCNNi) flakes onto the surfaces of graphene oxide (GO) sheets, which allows precise control of the resulting lamellar nanoarchitecture by in situ crystallization, is reported. GO sheets are utilized as nucleation sites that promote the optimized crystal growth of NiCNNi flakes. The NiCNNi-coated GO sheets then self-assemble and are stabilized as ordered lamellar nanomaterials. Regulated thermal treatment under nitrogen results in a Ni3 C-GO composite with a similar morphology to the starting material, and the Ni3 C-GO composite exhibits outstanding electrocatalytic activity and excellent durability for the oxygen reduction reaction.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan.|World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Mohamed B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Cuiling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.|Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei, Nanjing, 210094, China.
authors.forename: Qingmin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan.|World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tominaka
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan. Ariga.Katsuhiko@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2445-2955
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ariga
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan. Yamauchi.Yusuke@nims.go.jp.|World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan. Yamauchi.Yusuke@nims.go.jp.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
keywords: coordination polymers; hybrid materials; lamellar structures; layer-by-layer structures; metal carbides