Development of meso-scale chiral nano-composite based on self-assembly of an ABC block copolymer

• Project/Area Number: 24310092
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Nanomaterials/Nanobioscience
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: JINNAI Hiroshi 九州大学, 先導物質化学研究所, 特任教授 (20303935)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HIGUCHI Takeshi 九州大学, 先導物質化学研究所, 学術研究員 (50547304) ; IHISGE Ryohei 九州大学, 先導物質化学研究所, 助教 (20625264)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥20,410,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,710,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000)
• Keywords: ブロック共重合体 / 電子線トモグラフィ / 自己組織化 / メゾスケール / らせん構造

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An ABC triblock terpolymer was found to self-assemble an interesting "double helical structure": The middle block (B) formed helical microdomains around hexagonally-packed A core-cylinders.Using this intriguing nano-structure, we aimed to develop a new class of hybrid material in which the helical microdomains were transformed to metal phases by selectively introducing metal nano-particles into helical phases. Control of helical handedness of the B helical microdomains in the double helical structure was also essential for generating a hybrid material with prominent functionality.
We found a way to selectively introduce metal nano-particles into helicxal microdomains, if their diameter is about 1/4 of those of the helical microdomains. Helical handedness was found to be uniform (left-handed) when the double helical structures were perpendicularly aligned with respect to the substrate in the terpolymer thin film.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] X-ray Computerized Tomography Observation of the Interfacial Structure of Liquid Marbles (2015)
  • Author(s): D. Matsukuma, H. Watanabe, A. Fujimoto, K. Uesugi, A. Takeuchi, Y. Suzuki, H. Jinnai, A.Takahara
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Volume: 88 Issue: 1 Pages: 84-88
  • DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20140260
  • NAID: 130004801794
  • ISSN: 0009-2673, 1348-0634
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Morphological Investigation of Midblock-Sulfonated Block Ionomers Prepared from Solvents Differing in Polarity (2015)
  • Author(s): K. P. Mineart, X. Jiang, H. Jinnai, A. Takahara, R. J. Spontak
  • Journal Title: Macromol. Rapid Comm. Volume: 36 Issue: 5 Pages: 432-438
  • DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400627
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A compatible crosslinker for enhancement of CO2 capture of poly(amidoamine) dendrimer-containing polymeric membranes (2015)
  • Author(s): I. Taniguchi, T. Kai, S. Duan, S. Kazama, H. Jinnai
  • Journal Title: J. Membr. Sci. Volume: 475 Pages: 175-183
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.10.015
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] FIB processing for natural rubber with nanomatrix structure (2015)
  • Author(s): L. Fukuhara, K. Kosugi, Y. Yamamoto, H. Jinnai, H. Nishioka, H. Ishii, S. Kawahara
  • Journal Title: Polymer Volume: 57 Pages: 143-149
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.11.020
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 1.A Structural Analysis of Microphase Separated Interface in an ABC-Type Triblock Terpolymer by Combining Methods of Synchrotron-Radiation Grazing Incidence Small-angle X-ray Scattering and Electron Microtomography (2015)
  • Author(s): R. Ishige, T. Higuchi, X. Jiang, K. Mita, H. Ogawa, H. Yokoyama, A. Takahara, H. Jinnai
  • Journal Title: Macromolecules Volume: 48 Issue: 8 Pages: 2697-2705
  • DOI: 10.1021/ma502596a
• [Journal Article] Large-scale self-assembled zirconium phosphate smectic layers via a simple spray-coating process (2014)
  • Author(s): M. Wong, R. Ishige, K. White, P. Li, D. Kim, R. Krishnamoorti, R. Gunther, T. Higuchi, H. Jinnai, A. Takahara, R. Nishimura, H.-J. Sue
  • Journal Title: Nature Communications Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 3589-3589
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4589
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Role of Solvent Additive Processing in High Performance Small Molecule Solar Cells (2014)
  • Author(s): L. A. Perez, J. T. Rogers, M. A. Brady, Y. Sun, G. C. Welch, K. Schmidt, M. F. Toney, H. Jinnai, A. J. Heeger, M. L. Chabinyc, G. C. Bazan*, E. J. Kramer
  • Journal Title: Chem. Mater. Volume: 26 Issue: 22 Pages: 6531-6541
  • DOI: 10.1021/cm5031987
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Preparation and characterization of polycarbonate nanocomposites based on surface-modified halloysite nanotube (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Jing, Y. Higaki, W. Ma, J. Xi, H. Jinnai, H. Otsuka, A. Takahara
  • Journal Title: Polym. J. Volume: 46 Issue: 5 Pages: 307-312
  • DOI: 10.1038/pj.2013.100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Organic Solar Cells Based on Three-Dimensionally Percolated Polythiophene Nanowires with Enhanced Charge Transport (2014)
  • Author(s): J.-H. Kim, M. Kim, H. Jinnai, T. J. Shin, H. Kim, J. H. Park, S. B. Jo, K. Cho
  • Journal Title: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces Volume: 6 Issue: 8 Pages: 5640-5650
  • DOI: 10.1021/am501358k
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Nanometer-scale Real-space Observation and Material Processing for Polymer Materials under Atmospheric Pressure: Application of Atmospheric Scanning Electron Microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): T. Higuchi, D. Murakami, H. Nishiyama, M. Suga, A. Takahara, H. Jinnai
  • Journal Title: Electrochemistry Volume: 82 Issue: 5 Pages: 359-363
  • DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.82.359
  • NAID: 130004562466
  • ISSN: 1344-3542, 2186-2451
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Liquid Marbles Supported by Monodisperse Poly(methylsilsesquioxane) Particles (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Watanabe, L. Wang, H. Jinnai, T. J. McCarthy, A. Takahara
  • Journal Title: Langmuir Volume: 30 Issue: 30 Pages: 9071-9075
  • DOI: 10.1021/la5017142
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Frustrated Phases: Polymeric Self-Assemblies in 3D Confinement (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Yabu, T. Higuchi, H. Jinnai
  • Journal Title: Soft Matter Volume: 10 Issue: 17 Pages: 2919-2931
  • DOI: 10.1039/c3sm52821a
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Epitaxial Phase Transition between Double Gyroid and Cylinder Phase in Diblock Copolymer Thin Film (2014)
  • Author(s): J. Jung, J. Lee, H.-W. Park, T. Chang, H. Sugimori, H. Jinnai
  • Journal Title: Macromolecules Volume: 47 Issue: 24 Pages: 8761-8767
  • DOI: 10.1021/ma5020275
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effect of water swelling on the tribological properties of PMMA spin-cast film and brush in aqueous environment (2014)
  • Author(s): M. Minn, M. Kobayashi, H. Jinnai, H. Watanabe, A. Takahara
  • Journal Title: Tribol. Lett. Volume: 55 Issue: 1 Pages: 121-129
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11249-014-0339-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Linking Experiment and Theory for 3D Networked Binary Metal Nanoparticle-Triblock Terpolymer Superstructures (2014)
  • Author(s): Z. Li, K. Hur, H. Sai, T. Higuchi, A. Takahara, H. Jinnai, S. Gruner, U. Wiesner
  • Journal Title: Nature Communications Volume: 5 Issue: 1
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4247
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Synthesis of Titanium-Containing Block, Random, End- and Junction-Functionalized Polymers via Ruthenium-Catalyzed Living Radical Polymerization and Direct Observation of Titanium Domains by Electron Microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): Y. Tsujimoto, K. Satoh, H. Sugimori, H. Jinnai, M. Kamigaito
  • Journal Title: Macromolecules Volume: 47 Issue: 3 Pages: 944-953
  • DOI: 10.1021/ma402332g
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Morphological control of helical structures of an ABC-type triblock terpolymer by distribution control of a blending homopolymer in a block copolymer microdomain (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Higuchi, H. Sugimori, X. Jiang, S. Hong, K. Matsunaga, T. Kaneko, V. Abetz, A. Takahara, H. Jinnai
  • Journal Title: Macromolecules Volume: 46 Issue: 17 Pages: 6991-6997
  • DOI: 10.1021/ma401193u
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Counterion-Mediated Hierarchical Self-Assembly of an ABC Miktoarm Star Terpolymer (2013)
  • Author(s): A. Hanisch, A. H. Gröschel, M. Förtsch, M. Drechsler, H. Jinnai, T. M. Ruhland, F. H. Schacher, A. H. E. Mueller
  • Journal Title: ACS Nano Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Pages: 4030-4041
  • DOI: 10.1021/nn400031u
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Molecular simulation of 2-dimensional microphase separation of single-component homopolvmers grafted onto a planar substrate (2013)
  • Author(s): Y. Norizoe, H. Jinnai, A. Takahara,
  • Journal Title: EPL-EUROPHYS LETT Volume: 101(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 16006-16006
  • DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/101/16006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Recent Advances in Multi-Scale Tomographic Techniques in Polymer Research (2012)
  • Author(s): 陣内浩司
  • Journal Title: KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU Volume: 69 Issue: 7 Pages: 358-365
  • DOI: 10.1295/koron.69.358
  • NAID: 10030932206
  • ISSN: 0386-2186, 1881-5685
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Tetragonally Perforated Lamellae of Polybutadiene-block-poly(2-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate)(BVT)Triblock Terpolymers in the Bulk - Preparation. (2012)
  • Author(s): Felix H. Schacher*, Hiroshi Jinnai*, et al.
  • Journal Title: Macromolecules Volume: 45(19) Issue: 19 Pages: 7956-7963
  • DOI: 10.1021/ma3012398
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Polymer nanostructures observed by electron microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Jinnai
  • Organizer: 8th International Conference on Materials Science and Technology Tailand-Japan Polymer Initiative
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Tailand
  • Year and Date: 2014-12-15 – 2014-12-16
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Characterization and fabrication of polymeric nano-structures by advanced environmental electron microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Jinnai
  • Organizer: AsiaNano 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Jeju, Korea
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-26 – 2014-10-29
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Control and fabrication of polymer nano-structures studied by electron microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Jinnai
  • Organizer: 18th International Microscopy Congress (IMC2014)
  • Place of Presentation: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-07 – 2014-09-12
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Control and Fabrication of Polymer Nanostructures (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Jinnai
  • Organizer: The IUMRS-ICA 2014 (International Union of Materials Research Societies, International Conference in Asia)
  • Place of Presentation: Fukuoka University, Fukuoka
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-24 – 2014-08-30
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Polymer nano-structures fabricated and observed by electron microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Jinnai
  • Organizer: The 11th International Symposium of Polymer Physics (PP'2014)
  • Place of Presentation: Nanjing, China
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-08 – 2014-06-12
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Polymer nanostructures studied by electron microscopy (2014)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Jinnai
  • Organizer: The 2014 EMN(Energy Materials Nanotechnology) Spring Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Las Vegas, USA
  • Invited
• [Presentation] サスティナブル高分子のつくる3次元構造の解析・観察 (2013)
  • Author(s): 陣内浩司
  • Organizer: 日本化学会第93春季年会(2013)
  • Place of Presentation: 立命館びわこ・くさつキャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2013-03-22
• [Presentation] 電子線トモグラフィーによる高分子ナノ構造の構造解析 (2013)
  • Author(s): 陣内浩司
  • Organizer: 新学術領域「融合マテリアル」平成24年度第2回合同班会議
  • Place of Presentation: ホテル松島大観荘
  • Year and Date: 2013-01-29
• [Presentation] Morphologies and Fabrication of a Conjugated Polymer on Surfaces Studied by Electron Microscop (2013)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Jinnai
  • Organizer: The 13th Pacific Polymer Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 電子顕微鏡による高分子表面解析 (2013)
  • Author(s): 陣内浩司
  • Organizer: 第44回 中部化学系学協会連合秋季発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 静岡大学
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 放射光薄膜SAXSと透過型電子線トモグラフィーによるPS-b-PB-b-PMMAトリブロック共重合体が形成するメゾらせん構造の解析 (2013)
  • Author(s): 石毛亮平、樋口剛志、小川 紘樹、横山英明、陣内浩司、高原 淳
  • Organizer: 第62回高分子討論会
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢大学
• [Presentation] ソフトマテリアルにおけるメソスケール3 次元観察 (2013)
  • Author(s): 陣内浩司
  • Organizer: 日本顕微鏡学会第69回学術講演会（JSM2013）
  • Place of Presentation: ホテル阪急エキスポパーク
  • Invited
• [Presentation] ABCトリブロック共重合体が形成する螺旋構造の構造制御と構造解析 (2012)
  • Author(s): 樋口剛志、姜西、石毛亮平、西田仁、高原淳、陣内浩司
  • Organizer: 第61回高分子討論会
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋工業大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-09-19
• [Presentation] Exploring nanostructured materials with TEMography (2012)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Jinnai
  • Organizer: The 2012 Polymer Physics Gordon Research Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-24
• [Presentation] Electron tomography of micron-thick specimens for hierarchical meso-structured materlals (2012)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Jinnai
  • Organizer: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) World Polymer Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-06-27
• [Presentation] Block copolymer self-assemblies and their orientation control studied by elecctron mictoromography (2012)
  • Author(s): Hiroshi Jinnai
  • Organizer: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) World Polymer Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-06-27
• [Presentation] 定量的電子線トモグラフィー技法の確立とその応用研究(学会賞受賞講演) (2012)
  • Author(s): 陣内浩司
  • Organizer: 日本顕微鏡学会第68回学術講演会(JSM2012)
  • Place of Presentation: つくば国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-15
• [Remarks] 九州大学 先導物質化学研究所 分子集積化学部門 ソフト界面分野 陣内グループ
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