Uniform, High-Aspect-Ratio, and Patchy 2D Platelets by Living Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Crystallizable Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-Based Homopolymers with Hydrophilic Charged Termini

Two-dimensional (2D) seeded growth of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane) (PFS) homopolymers that possess hydrophilic charged termini in solution has been investigated using the living crystallization-driven self-assembly method. The charge-terminated homopolymers, PFSn[NMe3]I, were synthesized through a combination of living anionic polymerization and post-polymerization thiol–ene “click” chemistry. Uniform and patchy high-aspect-ratio 2D structures...