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A cornerstone of complex crystals

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Frank–Kasper phases are topologically close-packed structures typically found in ordered mixtures of ‘hard particles’ such as metallic alloys. Now, a shape amphiphile has been shown to self-assemble into a Frank–Kasper Z phase, which had so far remained elusive in soft materials.

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Fig. 1: Cellular geometry of supramolecular sphere lattices.

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Reddy, A., Grason, G.M. A cornerstone of complex crystals. Nat. Chem. 11, 865–867 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0333-7

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