Fullerene assembling with specific donor molecules would yield multifunctional metamaterials via the collective behavior, wherein linear acenes are widely used as donor molecules to construct the charge-transfer heterojunction structure with fullerene. However, they are generally prepared by vacuum deposition due to the insoluble property of high-performance linear acenes molecules in common solvents, which makes the construction of fullerene with insoluble donor molecules still be a big challenge in the solution-processed method. To this end, chemical modification provides an effective solutionprocessed strategy to construct donor and acceptor systems. Here, the C 60-pentacene is assembled into controllable flower-like superstructures by the surface grafting method. It is found that the nanofeatures of the microflowers could be regulated by temperature, resulting in dense-flakes morphology at room temperature and loose flakes at high temperatures. Furthermore, the dense-flakes microflowers structures with less mass but better crystalline structure exhibit better optoelectronic properties. Our results reveal an effective control on the nanofeatures of the self-assembled fullerenes complex superstructures and their role for the optoelectronic performance, which may promote the exploring of fullerene superstructures as photodetectors.

Geometric structures are commonly encountered in natural and designed systems. However, the bottom-up fabrication of regular geometric assemblies with precise dimensional control, especially from soft materials, poses an outstanding challenge in contemporary materials science and chemistry. Herein, we present a general method for the preparation of colloidally stable, hexagonal platelets via the formation of crystalline inclusion complexes of tris-o-phenylenedioxycyclotriphosphazene and block copolymers bearing interactive blocks. Dictated by the screw dislocation growth of inclusion complexes, uniform hexagonal platelets with precisely controllable dimensions can be prepared. This supramolecular assembly approach is further utilized to produce concentric hexagonal platelets via stepwise seeded growth from various inclusion complexes.

A series of novel multi-arm azide copolymers (POGs) with the same hyperbranched poly[3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane] core (PEHO-c) and different content of linear glycidyl azide polymer shell (GAP-s) have been synthesized by sequential cationic ring-opening polymerization and azidation. Detailed structural information of these copolyethers was deduced from Fourier transform infrared, 1 H NMR and inverse gated decoupled 13 C NMR spectroscopies, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography and elemental analysis. The molecular weight of POG having GAP-s and PEHO-c with a molar ratio 14.95:1 (R s/c ) was around 31 000 g mol −1 , far above that of linear GAP (around 4000 g mol −1 ). The apparent viscosity and glass transition temperature (−51 to −23 ∘ C) decreased first and then slightly increased with increasing molecular weight. Thermal analysis revealed that all the obtained POGs exhibited excellent resistance to thermal decomposition up to 220 ∘ C. Moreover, the energetic properties, investigated using oxygen bomb calorimetric measurements, indicated that the enthalpy of formation of the POGs was higher than that of general linear GAP, but similar to that of branched GAP under reasonable R s/c . The compatibilities of the POGs with common materials used in solid propellants were studied using differential scanning calorimetry and the results indicated that the POGs had good compatibility with these materials.

Energetic self-healing adhesives have a positive effect on the energy level, mechanical properties, and microcrack healing performance of energetic composite materials (ECMs). However, it is very challenging to design and...

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