Self-assembled chiral nanofibers from ultrathin low-dimensional nanomaterials

Chaoliang Tan, Xiaoying Qi, Zhengdong Liu, Fei Zhao, Hai Li, Xiao Huang, Lin Shi, Bing Zheng, Xiao Zhang, Linghai Xie, Zhiyong Tang, Wei Huang, Hua Zhang*

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Abstract

Despite many developed methods, it still remains a challenge to provide a simple and general strategy for the controlled preparation of chiral nanostructures. Here we report a facile and universal approach for the high-yield and scalable preparation of chiral nanofibers based on the self-assembly of various ultrathin one-dimensional and two-dimensional nanomaterials in vigorously stirred polymeric solutions. The obtained chiral nanofibers can be further transformed to same-handed chiral nanorings. As a proof-of-concept application, chiral MoS2 and multiwalled carbon nanotube nanofibers were used as promising active layers for flexible nonvolatile data storage devices. Impressively, the chiral MoS2 nanofiber-based memory device presents a typical nonvolatile flash memory effect with excellent reproducibility and good stability. Our method offers a general route for the preparation of various functional chiral nanostructures that might have wide applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1565-1571
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume137
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

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