Natural structural materials,such as spider silk,wood,and bone,are universally acknowledged as the gold standard for the ideal combinations of strength and toughness.The exceptional integrated performance of these bio...Natural structural materials,such as spider silk,wood,and bone,are universally acknowledged as the gold standard for the ideal combinations of strength and toughness.The exceptional integrated performance of these biological materials can be ascribed to their multiscale hierarchical architectures and components.Mimicking the hierarchical assembly feature of natural materials,artificial fibers,which are generated through the one-dimensional(1D)assembly of nanowires,have been widely reported with remarkable flexibility and functionality.Furthermore,the distinguishing feature of nanowires’1D assembly can bridge the unique properties of nanowires with their potential functional applications.This tutorial review summarizes the recent developments in the assembly of nanowires into macroscopic 1D fibers in the liquid state.We begin by introducing the general strategies and mechanisms for assembling nanowires in one direction and then,illustrate their potential applications in energy storage,sensors,biomedical engineering,etc.Finally,a brief summary and some personal perspectives on the future research directions of nanowires’1D assembly are also proposed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202108,31771081)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(22S31903300)+2 种基金S&T Innovation 2025 Major Special Program of Ningbo(2018B10040)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(22120210582)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021TQ0247,2022M712395).
文摘Natural structural materials,such as spider silk,wood,and bone,are universally acknowledged as the gold standard for the ideal combinations of strength and toughness.The exceptional integrated performance of these biological materials can be ascribed to their multiscale hierarchical architectures and components.Mimicking the hierarchical assembly feature of natural materials,artificial fibers,which are generated through the one-dimensional(1D)assembly of nanowires,have been widely reported with remarkable flexibility and functionality.Furthermore,the distinguishing feature of nanowires’1D assembly can bridge the unique properties of nanowires with their potential functional applications.This tutorial review summarizes the recent developments in the assembly of nanowires into macroscopic 1D fibers in the liquid state.We begin by introducing the general strategies and mechanisms for assembling nanowires in one direction and then,illustrate their potential applications in energy storage,sensors,biomedical engineering,etc.Finally,a brief summary and some personal perspectives on the future research directions of nanowires’1D assembly are also proposed.
