Dynamic nanocrystal superlattices mediated by Hofmeister effect ligands

Yanqiu Du; Yujiong Yao; Pingfan Wang; Yuhui Wang; Xuejie Liu; Haidong Li; Nan Yan

doi:10.1039/D5CC03997E

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Dynamic nanocrystal superlattices mediated by Hofmeister effect ligands

Yanqiu Du,^a Yujiong Yao,^a Pingfan Wang,^a Yuhui Wang,^a Xuejie Liu,

*^a Haidong Li*^a and Nan Yan

*^b

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^a College of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, P. R. China
E-mail: xuejliu@zjxu.edu.cn, hdlipr@163.com

^b Department of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, P. R. China
E-mail: yannan@ccsfu.edu.cn

Abstract

Surface functionalization of colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) with ion-specific polymeric ligands enables programmable modulation of ligand hydrophilicity–hydrophobicity via the Hofmeister effect. This control drives NC rearrangement and reorientation, triggering a directed topological transformation from glassy aggregates into thermodynamically favorable, close-packed nanocrystal superlattices with high crystallinity.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC03997E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 16 Jul 2025
Accepted: 01 Sep 2025
First published: 03 Sep 2025

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Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article

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Y. Du, Y. Yao, P. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Liu, H. Li and N. Yan, Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC03997E

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