title: Edge-to-Edge Oriented Self-Assembly of ReS2 Nanoflakes.
abstract: The self-assembly of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, an emerging research area, still remains largely unexplored. The strong interlayer attraction between 2D nanosheets leads to face-to-face stacking rather than edge-to-edge coupling. We demonstrate, for the first time, how one can induce and control an edge-to-edge self-assembly process for 2D nanomaterials. The extremely weak van der Waals coupling and strong anisotropy of ReS2 allow us to realize an oriented self-assembly (OSA) process. The aspect ratio of the resulting ReS2 nanoscrolls can be well controlled. In addition, we perform simulations to further explain and confirm the OSA process, demonstrating its great potential to be expanded as a general edge-to-edge self-assembly process suitable for other 2D nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: IFW Dresden , P.O. Box 270116, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Rafael G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Liwen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Yinghui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: IFW Dresden , P.O. Box 270116, 01069 Dresden, Germany.|College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou, Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University , Suzhou 215006, China.|Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences , M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34, Zabrze 41-819, Poland.
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rümmeli
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Shengli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fu