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  • Inadequate processing characteristics and performance are major obstacles to the broader adoption of sustainable polymer materials. Here, the authors show that co-assembly of oligopeptide-based polymer end groups and a corresponding low molar mass additive leads to a hierarchical structure, resulting in materials with improved processability and mechanical properties.

    • Daniel Görl
    • Shuichi Haraguchi
    • Holger Frauenrath
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 16, P: 1-13

  • Carbonization of a self-assembled monolayer of a hexayne amphiphile at the air/water interface at room temperature results in the formation of functional carbon nanosheets. The nanosheets exhibit a molecularly defined thickness, are mechanically self-supporting over several micrometres, and have macroscopic lateral dimensions on the order of centimetres.

    • Stephen Schrettl
    • Cristina Stefaniu
    • Holger Frauenrath
    Research
    Nature Chemistry
    Volume: 6, P: 468-476

  • Biological membranes exhibit the ability to self-repair and dynamically change their shape while remaining impermeable but these defining features are difficult to reconcile with mechanical robustness. Here, the authors report on the spontaneous formation of a carbon nanoskin at the oil-water interface that uniquely combines self-healing attributes with high stiffness.

    • Enzo Bomal
    • Paul Grandgeorge
    • Holger Frauenrath
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 13, P: 1-10

  • Biological systems are capable of building diverse structures starting from a limited number of chemical building blocks. Here, the authors show that polymers terminated with oligopeptides display assembly behaviour dependent on peptide length, and blends allow tailoring of a variety of material properties.

    • Emmanuel Croisier
    • Su Liang
    • Holger Frauenrath
    Research
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 5, P: 1-10

  • Carbyne, a linear sp-hybridized carbon allotrope, is synthetically inaccessible and its properties are extrapolated from those of defined oligomers. Here the authors analyze weak optical bands in two series of oligoynes and reassess the optical and fundamental gap of carbyne to lower values than previously suggested.

    • Johannes Zirzlmeier
    • Stephen Schrettl
    • Holger Frauenrath
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 11, P: 1-10

  • The photochemical-induced dimerization of bromine-terminated oligo(ethynylene)s in the solid state is shown to give 1,2-dibromoeneynes on a preparative scale. This single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation proceeds through a multistep reaction that involves the making and breaking of several bonds in addition to large atom displacements. The reaction represents an atom-efficient and catalyst-free pathway towards functional carbon-rich molecular scaffolds.

    • Tobias N. Hoheisel
    • Stephen Schrettl
    • Holger Frauenrath
    Research
    Nature Chemistry
    Volume: 5, P: 327-334

  • With a sustainable carbohydrate core, the proposed polyamide plastic design here can compete with fossil-based alternative in terms of both performance and cost.

    • Lorenz P. Manker
    • Maxime A. Hedou
    • Jeremy S. Luterbacher
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Sustainability
    Volume: 7, P: 640-651

  • The self-assembly of block copolymers to form micelles has been used in applications such as drug delivery and composite reinforcement. Here the authors explore the use of fibre-like micelles of controlled length in the active layer of field-effect transistor devices.

    • Xiaoyu Li
    • Piotr J. Wolanin
    • Ian Manners
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 8, P: 1-9