Given the importance of nanomaterials and nanostructures in modern technology, in the
past decades much effort has been directed to set up efficient bottom up protocols for the …

Conspectus The challenge of constructing soft functional materials over multiple length
scales can be addressed by a number of different routes based on the principles of self …

Self-assembly of two or more components simultaneously into defined hierarchical
structures is ubiquitous in nature. Understanding this natural phenomenon could enhance …

This review will focus on the synthesis, arrangement, structural assembly, for current and
future applications, of 1D nanomaterials (tubes, wires, rods) in 2D and 3D ordered …

The self-assembly of molecular building blocks on surfaces has been widely employed to
produce well-defined, twodimensional (2D) molecular networks.[1] Especially, molecular …

Achieving nanostructured or hierarchical hybrid architectures involves cross‐cutting
synthetic strategies where all facettes of chemistry (organic, polymers, solid‐state, physical …

Complex and well‐defined nanostructures are promising for emerging properties with broad
applications. Self‐assembly processes driven by diverse interactions generate varied …

Self-assembly is a concept familiar to chemists. In the molecular and nanoscale regimes, it is
often used as a strategy in fabricating regular 3D structures—that is, crystals. Self-assembly …

Supramolecular self‐assembly shows significant potential to construct responsive materials.
By tailoring the structural parameters of organic building blocks, nanosystems can be …

Recognition and selection are of fundamental importance for the hierarchical assembly of
supramolecular systems. Coronene induces the formation of a hydrogen-bonded isophthalic …