TY - JOUR A1 - Chowdhary, S. A1 - Schmidt, R. F. A1 - Sahoo, A. K. A1 - tom Dieck, T. A1 - Hohmann, T. A1 - Schade, B. A1 - Brademann-Jock, Kerstin A1 - Thünemann, Andreas A1 - Netz, R. R. A1 - Gradzielski, M. A1 - Koksch, B. T1 - Rational design of amphiphilic fluorinated peptides: evaluation of self-assembly properties and hydrogel formation N2 - Advanced peptide-based nanomaterials composed of self-assembling peptides (SAPs) are of emerging interest in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The introduction of fluorine into peptides, in fact, offers unique opportunities to tune their biophysical properties and intermolecular interactions. In particular, the degree of fluorination plays a crucial role in peptide engineering as it can be used to control the characteristics of fluorine-specific interactions and, thus, peptide conformation and self-assembly. Here, we designed and explored a series of amphipathic peptides by incorporating the fluorinated amino acids (2S)-4-monofluoroethylglycine (MfeGly), (2S)-4,4-difluoroethylglycine (DfeGly) and (2S)-4,4,4-trifluoroethylglycine (TfeGly) as hydrophobic components. This approach enabled studying the impact of fluorination on secondary structure formation and peptide self-assembly on a systematic basis. We show that the interplay between polarity and hydrophobicity, both induced differentially by varying degrees of side chain fluorination, does affect peptide folding significantly. A greater degree of fluorination promotes peptide fibrillation and subsequent formation of physical hydrogels in physiological conditions. Molecular simulations revealed the key role played by electrostatically driven intra-chain and inter-chain contact pairs that are modulated by side chain fluorination and give insights into the different self-organization behaviour of selected peptides. Our study provides a systematic report about the distinct features of fluorinated oligomeric peptides with potential applications as peptide-based biomaterials. KW - Small-angle X-ray scattering KW - SAXS KW - Amyloid PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-553504 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR01648F SN - 2040-3364 VL - 14 IS - 28 SP - 10176 EP - 10189 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry AN - OPUS4-55350 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eshetie Kidie, A. A1 - Dhakal, G. A1 - Sahoo, S. A1 - Tuma, Dirk A1 - Shim, J.-J. T1 - Interlayer spacing-controlled carnation flower-like microstructure of nickel-manganese layered double hydroxide for enhancing hybrid supercapacitor performance N2 - Energy harvested from intermittent sources can be stored in supercapacitors for high-power delivery with long cycling stability. Binary layered double hydroxide (LDH) materials have great potential for hybrid supercapacitor applications owing to their mixed and tunable charges and layered structure. This study presents carnation flower-like, 3D micro-structured NiMn-LDH prepared by a facile single-step hydrothermal synthesis using hexamethylenetetramine to produce hydroxides. The 3D structure was assembled from ultrathin 2D NiMn-LDH nanosheets, and the largest interlayer spacing was obtained by optimizing synthesis parameters, such as Ni:Mn molar ratio and reaction temperature, ensuring a fast diffusion and thus the best energy storage performance. The optimized NiMn-LDH electrode delivered a high specific capacity of 612 C/g with an excellent rate capability of 67% at 20 A/g in a three-electrode test. An asymmetric device assembled using NiMn-LDH and reduced graphene oxide as positive and negative electrodes provided a high energy density of 60.0 Wh/kg and power density of 17.7 kW/kg with 90.4% capacity retention after 10,000 charge–discharge cycles. This superior result highlights the potential industrial applications, such as portable electronics and trams. KW - Supercapacitor KW - Hydrothermal synthesis KW - Interlayer spacing PY - 2024 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2023.12.032 SN - 1226-086X VL - 133 SP - 550 EP - 560 PB - Elsevier BV CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-60472 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -