Our research primarily focuses on the imprint of LDH topological structure to guide: 1) the assembly of organic small molecules; 2) inorganic metal oxide arrays. The ultimate goal is to apply them to the perovskite solar cells, photocatalysis, and environmental remediation.
The two-dimensional (2D) topological structures that can impact all chemical events taking place in a confinement environment have been well documented in the field of nanoreactors, biosensors and drug delivery vehicles, leading to a contrasting outcome than in the bulk. However, the structure of the outcomes depends on the presence of the 2D template, which brings difficulty to explore the formation process and application of outcome. In our work, with the benefit of the 2D topological structures from LDHs nanomaterial, we obtained a series of living supramolecular assemblies, which have potential applications in the field of photoelectric conversion and catalysis. Kinetics studies reveal LDHs overcomes a huge energy barrier to array monomers, providing the prerequisite for the existence of metastable supramolecular assemblies.