Nanorings of self-assembled fullerene C(70) as templating nanoreactors

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Nov 18;131(45):16338-9. doi: 10.1021/ja9065046.

Authors

K Swaminathan Iyer¹, Martin Saunders, Thomas Becker, Cameron W Evans, Colin L Raston

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA-6009, Australia.

PMID: 19856930
DOI: 10.1021/ja9065046

Abstract

Micelles, polyelectrolytes, peptides, and plasmid DNA with well-defined growth cavities can function as templates for the synthesis of metal nanocrystals. In a similar way, carbon-based toroidal 'nanoreactors' composed of clustered fullerenes could be used to synthesize nanohybrids by forming metal nanocrystals within the confines of the ring.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amylose / chemistry
Crystallization
Electrodes
Fullerenes / chemistry*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Silver / chemistry
Water / chemistry

Substances

Fullerenes
Water
fullerene C70
Silver
Amylose