WPI Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan.
Molecules. 2021 Mar 15;26(6):1621. doi: 10.3390/molecules26061621.
Although various synthetic methodologies including organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and materials science are the main contributors to the production of functional materials, the importance of regulation of nanoscale structures for better performance has become clear with recent science and technology developments. Therefore, a new research paradigm to produce functional material systems from nanoscale units has to be created as an advancement of nanoscale science. This task is assigned to an emerging concept, nanoarchitectonics, which aims to produce functional materials and functional structures from nanoscale unit components. This can be done through combining nanotechnology with the other research fields such as organic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, materials science, and bio-related science. In this review article, the basic-level of nanoarchitectonics is first presented with atom/molecular-level structure formations and conversions from molecular units to functional materials. Then, two typical application-oriented nanoarchitectonics efforts in energy-oriented applications and bio-related applications are discussed. Finally, future directions of the molecular and materials nanoarchitectonics concepts for advancement of functional nanomaterials are briefly discussed.
虽然各种合成方法学，包括有机合成、聚合物化学和材料科学，是生产功能材料的主要贡献者，但随着最近科学技术的发展，对纳米尺度结构进行调控以获得更好性能的重要性变得显而易见。因此，需要创建一个新的研究范例，从纳米级单元生产功能材料系统，作为纳米科学的进步。这个任务被分配给一个新兴的概念，即纳米构筑学，它旨在从纳米级单元组件生产功能材料和功能结构。这可以通过将纳米技术与其他研究领域（如有机化学、超分子化学、材料科学和生物相关科学）相结合来实现。在这篇综述文章中，首先介绍了纳米构筑学的基础水平，包括从分子单元到功能材料的原子/分子水平结构的形成和转化。然后，讨论了两个典型的面向应用的纳米构筑学在能源应用和生物相关应用方面的努力。最后，简要讨论了分子和材料纳米构筑学概念在推进功能纳米材料方面的未来方向。
