Structural complexity induced by topology change in hybrids consisting of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane.

Organic-inorganic hybrids with hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) were designed and synthesized. The increase of the POSS content (or a change in topology) results in more complex self-assembled structures. This work provides a new approach for the design and synthesis of materials with sub-10 nm sizes.