Patent ID: 11939213
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Micro-structural and nano-technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 10:
11. A method of assembling structural molecular building blocks into a macroscopic crystal, the method comprising:
forming multiple types of tessellating molecular building blocks,
each type of the tessellating molecular building blocks comprising first structural molecules arranged in a three-dimensional structure and second structural molecules,
wherein each of the second structural molecules is attached at a first region thereof to one of the first structural molecules and has a second region thereof for connection to a corresponding structural molecule of an additional tessellating molecular building block of a same or one or more different types; and
mixing the tessellating molecular building blocks of a type with additional tessellating molecular building blocks of the same or the one or more different types to encourage growth of a macroscopic crystal,
wherein:
the mixing comprises introducing the tessellating molecular building blocks of the type with the additional tessellating molecular building blocks of the same or the one or more different types in a solution, and
the introducing comprises applying external forces to the solution to encourage growth of a complex macroscopic crystal.