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Zhang Y, Liu S, Yin S, Yin X, Yue L, Liu R, Liu B, Dong J, Lu X, Yao M, Shen W, Liu B. Endohedral metallofullerenes as nanoreactors: Regulating the ring-opening reaction of m-xylene at a molecular level under pressure. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:124306. [PMID: 39319650 DOI: 10.1063/5.0223053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024] Open
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The ring-opening reaction of aromatic molecules is a significant and critical process for the construction of carbon-based and related functional materials with desired structures and properties. However, direct observation and control of such a process at a molecular level remains a challenge. Here, we employed the octahedral voids in endohedral metallofullerene (EMF) crystals as nanoreactors to accommodate aromatic m-xylene molecules and regulate the ring-opening reaction of guest m-xylene by applying a high pressure. We found that the ring-opening reaction of m-xylenes strongly depends on the degree of charge transfer between m-xylene and EMF, which can be tuned by varying the electronegativity of the carbon cages with different endohedral metals. A positive relationship between the electronegativity of fullerenes and the reactivity of m-xylene was revealed. This work demonstrates the potential of tuning the ring-opening reaction of aromatic molecules by charge transfer and manipulates the reaction at a molecule level, providing new insights into the synthesis of carbon materials and fullerene derivatives.
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- Ying Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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An Insight into Carbon Nanomaterial-Based Photocatalytic Water Splitting for Green Hydrogen Production. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13010066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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At present, the energy shortage and environmental pollution are the burning global issues. For centuries, fossil fuels have been used to meet worldwide energy demand. However, thousands of tons of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned, contributing to global warming. Therefore, green energy must replace fossil fuels, and hydrogen is a prime choice. Photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) under solar irradiation could address energy and environmental problems. In the past decade, solar photocatalysts have been used to manufacture sustainable fuels. Scientists are working to synthesize a reliable, affordable, and light-efficient photocatalyst. Developing efficient photocatalysts for water redox reactions in suspension is a key to solar energy conversion. Semiconductor nanoparticles can be used as photocatalysts to accelerate redox reactions to generate chemical fuel or electricity. Carbon materials are substantial photocatalysts for total WS under solar irradiation due to their high activity, high stability, low cost, easy production, and structural diversity. Carbon-based materials such as graphene, graphene oxide, graphitic carbon nitride, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and carbon quantum dots can be used as semiconductors, photosensitizers, cocatalysts, and support materials. This review comprehensively explains how carbon-based composite materials function as photocatalytic semiconductors for hydrogen production, the water-splitting mechanism, and the chemistry of redox reactions. Also, how heteroatom doping, defects and surface functionalities, etc., can influence the efficiency of carbon photocatalysts in H2 production. The challenges faced in the PWS process and future prospects are briefly discussed.
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Solvated C70 single crystals for organic field effect transistors. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chai L, Ju Y, Xing J, Ma X, Zhao X, Tan Y. Nanographene Metallaprisms: Structure, Stimulated Transformation, and Emission Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210268. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ling Chai
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Chai L, Ju YY, Xing JF, Ma XH, Zhao XJ, Tan YZ. Nanographene Metallaprisms: Structure, Stimulated Transformation, and Emission Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry Siminnan Road 422 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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Li C, Liu S, Xie Z, Ye B, An C, Wang J. Design and fabrication of CL-20-based composites with an ordered close-packing structure by inkjet printing. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chen N, Shen Y, Xu T, Shen W, Lu X. Morphology Engineering of Fullerene (C 60 ) Microstructures Featuring Surface Cracks with Enhanced Photoluminescence and Microscopic Recognition Properties. Chemistry 2021; 27:16212-16218. [PMID: 34549465 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Surface cracks could improve the optical and photoelectronic properties of crystalline materials as they increase specific surface area, but the controlled self-assembly of fullerene (C60 ) molecules into micro-/nanostructures with surface cracks is still challenging. Herein, we report the morphology engineering of novel C60 microstructures bearing surface cracks for the first time, selecting phenetole and propan-1-ol (NPA) as good and poor solvents, respectively. Our systematic investigations reveal that phenetole molecules initially participate in the formation of the ends of the C60 microstructures, and then NPA molecules are involved in the gradual growth of the sidewalls of the microstructures. Therefore, the surface cracks of C60 microstructures can be finely regulated by adjusting the addition of NPA and the crystallization time. Interestingly, the cracked C60 microstructures show superior photoluminescence properties relative to the smooth microstructures due to the increased specific surface area. In addition, C60 microstructures with wide cracks show preferential recognition of silica particles over C60 particles owing to electrostatic interactions between the negatively charged C60 microstructures and the positively charged silica microparticles. These C60 crystals with surface cracks have potential applications from optoelectronics to biology.
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- Ning Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and, Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and, Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and, Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and, Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and, Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Xu T, Chen N, He Z, Yu P, Shen W, Akasaka T, Lu X. Morphology Engineering of Fullerene[C 70 ] Microcrystals: From Perfect Cubes, Defective Hoppers to Novel Cruciform-Pillars. Chemistry 2021; 27:10387-10393. [PMID: 33899282 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Controlled crystallization of fullerene molecules into ordered molecular assemblies is important for their applications. However, the morphology engineering of fullerene[C70 ] assemblies is challenging, and complicated architectures have rarely been reported due to the low molecular symmetry of C70 molecules, which makes their crystallization difficult to control and the low production yield as well. Herein, with the assistance of solvent intercalation, a general reprecipitation approach is reported to prepare morphologically controllable C70 microcrystals with mesitylene as a good solvent and n-propanol as a poor solvent in one solvent system without replacing specific solvents. A series of C70 microcrystals with high uniformity from perfect cubes and defective hoppers to novel cruciform-pillars are obtained by intentionally tuning C70 concentration and the volume ratio of mesitylene to n-propanol. Among them, novel cruciform-pillar-shaped microcrystals are obtained for the first time by further decreasing the amount of mesitylene in the solvent-intercalated microcrystals. Notably, the C70 concentration is a key parameter for the selective growth of C70 hopper, rather than the volume ratio of mesitylene to n-propanol. Interestingly, the hopper-shaped microcrystals exhibit excellent photoluminescence properties relative to those of cubes and cruciform-pillars owing to the enhanced light absorption, proving their potential applications in optoelectronic devices. This study offers new insights into the morphology-controlled synthesis of other micro/nanostructured organic microcrystals and the fine tuning of photoluminescence properties of organic crystals.
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- Ting Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Jannatun N, Chen N, Yu P, Shen W, Lu X. Three-Dimensional Cubic and Dice-Like Microstructures of Higher Fullerene C 78 with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical and Photoluminescence Properties. Chemistry 2021; 27:348-353. [PMID: 32857431 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The single-crystal micro/nanostructures of fullerene species, namely C60 and C70 , have been previously studied, but studies on the morphology and properties of higher fullerenes have rarely been reported due to the limited amount of samples and their ellipsoidal isomeric structures. Herein, we report the formation of three-dimensional (3D) micro-cubes and micro-dice of a higher fullerene (C78 ) via a facile liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) method. The micro-cubes were prepared by regulating the concentration of C78 in trimethylbenzene (TMB) and the volume ratio of TMB and isopropanol. Interestingly, the micro-cubes are transformed into micro-dice with an open-hole on each crystal face by simply shaking the solution. X-ray diffraction and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic studies revealed a simple cubic unit cell with a lattice constant of 10.6 Å and intercalated TMB molecules in both crystals. The C78 cubic and dice-like microstructures exhibited enhanced photoelectrochemical and photoluminescence properties compared with pristine C78 powder, indicating their potential applications as photodetectors and photoelectric devices.
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- Nahar Jannatun
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die &, Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die &, Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die &, Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die &, Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die &, Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Wu J, Zhu X, Guan Y, Wang Y, Jin F, Guan R, Liu F, Chen M, Tian Y, Yang S. From Cubes to Dice: Solvent-Regulated Morphology Engineering of Endohedral Fullerene Microcrystals with Anomalous Photoluminescence Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:11350-11354. [PMID: 31132204 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Despite recent successes in preparing three-dimensional crystals of empty fullerenes, such as C60 and C70 , 3D endohedral fullerene crystals, and especially hollow nanostructures, have been scarcely reported. A universal approach has now been developed to prepare shape-tunable 3D crystals of several metal nitride clusterfullerenes, including cubes and dice (hollow cubes with holes at the center of each face), which can be readily switched by changing the volume ratio of good (mesitylene) and poor (isopropanol) solvents. Synchrotron-based soft X-ray nano-computed tomography was used to unambiguously identify the interior microstructure of the dice-shaped crystals of Tb3 N@C80 , and especially the depth of the hole at each face, confirming that the dice has a solid center and the holes are not interconnected. Owing to the enhanced light absorption, the dice-shaped crystals exhibit enhanced photoluminescence relative to that of the cubes.
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- Jianhua Wu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Wu J, Zhu X, Guan Y, Wang Y, Jin F, Guan R, Liu F, Chen M, Tian Y, Yang S. From Cubes to Dice: Solvent‐Regulated Morphology Engineering of Endohedral Fullerene Microcrystals with Anomalous Photoluminescence Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jianhua Wu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at MicroscaleCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy ConversionDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSynergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum PhysicsUniversity of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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Shrestha LK, Ji Q, Mori T, Miyazawa K, Yamauchi Y, Hill JP, Ariga K. Fullerene nanoarchitectonics: from zero to higher dimensions. Chem Asian J 2013; 8:1662-79. [PMID: 23589223 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The strategic design of nanostructured materials, the properties of which could be controlled across different length scales and which, at the same time, could be used as building blocks for the construction of devices and functional systems into new technological platforms that are based on sustainable processes, is an important issue in bottom-up nanotechnology.Such strategic design has enabled the fabrication of materials by using convergent bottom-up and top-down strategies. Recent developments in the assembly of functional fullerene (C60) molecules, either in bulk or at interfaces, have allowed the production of shape-controlled nano-to-microsized objects that possess excellent optoelectronic properties, thus enabling the fabrication of optoelectronic devices. Because fullerene molecules can be regarded as an ideal zero-dimensional (0D) building units with attractive functions, the construction of higher-dimensional objects, that is, 1D, 2D, and 3D nanomaterials may realize important aspects of nanoarchitectonics. This Focus Review summarizes the recent developments in the production of nanostructured fullerenes and techniques for the elaboration of fullerene nanomaterials into hierarchic structures.
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- Lok Kumar Shrestha
- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
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Park JE, Son M, Hong M, Lee G, Choi HC. Crystal-Plane-Dependent Photoluminescence of Pentacene 1D Wire and 2D Disk Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201201971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Park JE, Son M, Hong M, Lee G, Choi HC. Crystal-Plane-Dependent Photoluminescence of Pentacene 1D Wire and 2D Disk Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:6383-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201201971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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