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Nakanishi Y, Kanda N, Aizaki M, Hirata K, Takahashi Y, Endo T, Lin YC, Senga R, Suenaga K, Aoyagi S, Maruyama M, Gao Y, Okada S, Miyata Y, Liu Z. Superatomic Layer of Cubic Mo 4S 4 Clusters Connected by Cl Cross-Linking. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2404249. [PMID: 39054657 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
Abstract
Superatomic clusters - assemblies of atoms with various sizes, shapes, and compositions - can form hierarchical architectures that exhibit emergent electronic properties not found in their individual units. In particular, cubic M4X4 clusters of chalcogenides (M = transition metal; X = chalcogen) are recognized as versatile building blocks for 3D structures with tunable morphologies and electronic properties. However, tetrahedral M4X4 clusters rarely assemble into 2D architectures, which could offer a distinct class of functional materials from their 3D analogues. Here, this work reports the preparation of 2D Mo8S8Cl11, a superatomic layer with a sandwich structure consisting of Mo4S4 clusters interconnected through Cl cross-linking. The vapor-phase reaction inside nanotubes promotes the selective growth of Mo8S8Cl11 nanoribbons, allowing detailed characterization via transmission electron microscopy. This methodology can be applied to the growth of layered structures containing Mo8S8Cl11 at the micrometer scale. This work has demonstrated that mono- and few-layer Mo8S8Cl11 can be prepared by exfoliation of parent solids. Electronic structure calculations indicate that the 2D monolayer has quasi-flat bands, giving rise to an indirect-to-direct bandgap transition under mechanical strain. Furthermore, scanning electrochemical microscopy reveals the potential of the layered structures as highly efficient catalysts for the hydrogen-evolution reaction.
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- Yusuke Nakanishi
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
- Nano Life Science Institute (WPT-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Information and Basic Science, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, 467-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8571, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, 463-8560, Japan
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Nakanishi Y, Furusawa S, Sato Y, Tanaka T, Yomogida Y, Yanagi K, Zhang W, Nakajo H, Aoki S, Kato T, Suenaga K, Miyata Y. Structural Diversity of Single-Walled Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanotubes Grown via Template Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306631. [PMID: 37795543 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
Abstract
Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are an ideal 2D platform for studying a wide variety of electronic properties and potential applications due to their chemical diversity. Similarly, single-walled TMD nanotubes (SW-TMDNTs)-seamless cylinders of rolled-up TMD monolayers-are 1D materials that can exhibit tunable electronic properties depending on both their chirality and composition. However, much less has been explored about their geometrical structures and chemical variations due to their instability under ambient conditions. Here, the structural diversity of SW-TMDNTs templated by boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) is reported. The outer surfaces and inner cavities of the BNNTs promote and stabilize the coaxial growth of SW-TMDNTs with various diameters, including few-nanometers-wide species. The chiral indices (n,m) of individual SW-MoS2 NTs are assigned by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and statistical analyses reveals a broad chirality distribution ranging from zigzag to armchair configurations. Furthermore, this methodology can be applied to the synthesis of various TMDNTs, such as selenides and alloyed Mo1- x Wx S2 . Comprehensive microscopic and spectroscopic analyses also suggest the partial formation of Janus MoS2(1- x ) Se2 x nanotubes. The BNNT-templated reaction provides a universal platform to characterize the chirality-dependent properties of 1D nanotubes with various electronic structures.
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- Yusuke Nakanishi
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University, 980-8579, Sendai, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
- KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP., Toyama, 939-2393, Japan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University, 980-8579, Sendai, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University, 980-8579, Sendai, Japan
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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Wang K, Xia GJ, Liu T, Yun Y, Wang W, Cao K, Yao F, Zhao X, Yu B, Wang YG, Jin C, He J, Li Y, Yang F. Anisotropic Growth of One-Dimensional Carbides in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Strong Interaction for Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37154477 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Tungsten and molybdenum carbides have shown great potential in catalysis and superconductivity. However, the synthesis of ultrathin W/Mo carbides with a controlled dimension and unique structure is still difficult. Here, inspired by the host-guest assembly strategy with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as a transparent template, we reported the synthesis of ultrathin (0.8-2.0 nm) W2C and Mo2C nanowires confined in SWCNTs deriving from the encapsulated W/Mo polyoxometalate clusters. The atom-resolved electron microscope combined with spectroscopy and theoretical calculations revealed that the strong interaction between the highly carbophilic W/Mo and SWCNT resulted in the anisotropic growth of carbide nanowires along a specific crystal direction, accompanied by lattice strain and electron donation to the SWCNTs. The SWCNT template endowed carbides with resistance to H2O corrosion. Different from normal modification on the outer surface of SWCNTs, such M2C@SWCNTs (M = W, Mo) provided a delocalized and electron-enriched SWCNT surface to uniformly construct the negatively charged Pd catalyst, which was demonstrated to inhibit the formation of active PdHx hydride and thus achieve highly selective semihydrogenation of a series of alkynes. This work could provide a nondestructive way to design the electron-delocalized SWCNT surface and expand the methodology in synthesizing unusual 1D ultrathin carbophilic-metal nanowires (e.g., TaC, NbC, β-W) with precise control of the anisotropy in SWCNT arrays.
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- Kun Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan, 523000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Shanghai Key Laboratory of High-resolution Electron Microscopy, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- PKU-HKUST ShenZhen-HongKong Institution, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Hu Z, Breeze B, Walker M, Faulques E, Sloan J, Lloyd-Hughes J. Spectroscopic Insights into the Influence of Filling Carbon Nanotubes with Atomic Nanowires for Photophysical and Photochemical Applications. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2023; 6:2883-2893. [PMID: 36875181 PMCID: PMC9972344 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c05266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Studying the optical performance of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) filled with guest materials can reveal the fundamental photochemical nature of ultrathin one-dimensional (1D) nanosystems, which are attractive for applications including photocatalysis. Here, we report comprehensive spectroscopic studies of how infiltrated HgTe nanowires (NWs) alter the optical properties of small-diameter (d t < 1 nm) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in different environments: isolated in solution, suspended in a gelatin matrix, and heavily bundled in network-like thin films. Temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence measurements revealed that the HgTe NW filling can alter the stiffness of SWCNTs and therefore modify their vibrational and optical modes. Results from optical absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated that the semiconducting HgTe NWs did not provide substantial charge transfer to or from the SWCNTs. Transient absorption spectroscopy further highlighted that the filling-induced nanotube distortion can alter the temporal evolution of excitons and their transient spectra. In contrast to previous studies on functionalized CNTs, where electronic or chemical doping often drove changes to the optical spectra, we highlight structural distortion as playing an important role.
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- Ziyi Hu
- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Institut
des Matriaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, CNRS,
University of Nantes, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Furusawa S, Nakanishi Y, Yomogida Y, Sato Y, Zheng Y, Tanaka T, Yanagi K, Suenaga K, Maruyama S, Xiang R, Miyata Y. Surfactant-Assisted Isolation of Small-Diameter Boron-Nitride Nanotubes for Molding One-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures. ACS NANO 2022; 16:16636-16644. [PMID: 36195582 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Rolling two-dimensional (2D) materials into 1D nanotubes allows for greater functionality. Boron-nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) can serve as insulating 1D templates for the coaxial growth of guest nanotubes, without interfering with property characterization. However, their application as 1D templates has been greatly hindered by their poor dispersibility, inevitably resulting in the formation of thick bundles. Here we present the facile preparation of well-dispersed BNNT templates via surfactant dispersions and synthesis of 1D van der Waals heterostructures based on the BNNTs. Comprehensive microscopic analyses show the isolation of clean, high-quality BNNTs. Statistical analyses revealed that small-diameter double-walled BNNTs are highly enriched by chemical peeling of BN sidewalls through the sonication process. We further demonstrate that the isolated BNNTs can template the coaxial growth of carbon and MoS2 nanotubes by using chemical vapor deposition. The present strategy can be applied to the synthesis of a variety of nanotubes, thereby allowing for their characterization.
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- Shinpei Furusawa
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8565, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8565, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8565, Japan
- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Excited state modulation of C70 dimerization in a carbon nanotube under a variable electron acceleration voltage. Micron 2022; 160:103316. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cambré S, Liu M, Levshov D, Otsuka K, Maruyama S, Xiang R. Nanotube-Based 1D Heterostructures Coupled by van der Waals Forces. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2102585. [PMID: 34355517 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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1D van der Waals heterostructures based on carbon nanotube templates are raising a lot of excitement due to the possibility of creating new optical and electronic properties, by either confining molecules inside their hollow core or by adding layers on the outside of the nanotube. In contrast to their 2D analogs, where the number of layers, atomic type and relative orientation of the constituting layers are the main parameters defining physical properties, 1D heterostructures provide an additional degree of freedom, i.e., their specific diameter and chiral structure, for engineering their characteristics. The current state-of-the-art in synthesizing 1D heterostructures are discussed here, in particular focusing on their resulting optical properties, and details the vast parameter space that can be used to design heterostructures with custom-built properties that can be integrated into a large variety of applications. First, the effects of van der Waals coupling on the properties of the simplest and best-studied 1D heterostructure, namely a double-walled carbon nanotube, are described, and then heterostructures built from the inside and the outside are considered, which all use a nanotube as a template, and, finally, an outlook is provided for the future of this research field.
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- Sofie Cambré
- Nanostructured and Organic Optical and Electronic Materials, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Nanostructured and Organic Optical and Electronic Materials, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Yang X, Zhao X, Liu T, Yang F. Precise Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and
One‐Dimensional
Hybrids from Templates
†. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Xusheng Yang
- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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Feng K, Solel E, Schreiner PR, Fuchs H, Gao HY. Diamantanethiols on Metal Surfaces: Spatial Configurations, Bond Dissociations, and Polymerization. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3468-3475. [PMID: 33792326 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report the on-surface chemistry of diamantanethiols on metal surfaces by combining low-temperature STM studies with quantum mechanical density functional theory computations. First, we examined the spatial configurations of diamantanethiols on metal surfaces, in which the thiol-substrate confinement plays a key role. We then thermally desorbed the diamantanethiols from the substrate surfaces to determine whether the C-S or S-metal bonds preferentially break. Finally, we explored diamantane-4,9-dithiol and its polymerization on metal surfaces, forming linear nanodiamond disulfur chains. This work broadens the fundamental knowledge of functionalized diamondoid behavior on surfaces and provides a novel approach to link diamantane as necklace-chain nanodiamond hybrid materials.
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- Kun Feng
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Strasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Center for Materials Research (ZfM), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Strasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072 Tianjin, China
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Strasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Kanda N, Nakanishi Y, Liu D, Liu Z, Inoue T, Miyata Y, Tománek D, Shinohara H. Efficient growth and characterization of one-dimensional transition metal tellurides inside carbon nanotubes. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:17185-17190. [PMID: 32492076 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03129a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Atomically thin one-dimensional (1D) van der Waals wires of transition metal monochalocogenides (TMMs) have been anticipated as promising building blocks for integrated nanoelectronics. While reliable production of TMM nanowires has eluded scientists over the past few decades, we finally demonstrated a bottom-up fabrication of MoTe nanowires inside carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Still, the current synthesis method is based on vacuum annealing of reactive MoTe2, and limits access to a variety of TMMs. Here we report an expanded framework for high-yield synthesis of the 1D tellurides including WTe, an previously unknown family of TMMs. Experimental and theoretical analyses revealed that the choice of suitable metal oxides as a precursor provides a useful yield for their characterization. These TMM nanowires exhibit a significant optical absorption in the visible-light region. More important, electronic properties of CNTs can be tuned by encapsulating different TMM nanowires.
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- Naoyuki Kanda
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
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Qing Y, Tamagaki-Asahina H, Ionescu SA, Liu MD, Bayley H. Catalytic site-selective substrate processing within a tubular nanoreactor. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 14:1135-1142. [PMID: 31740795 PMCID: PMC7100555 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-019-0579-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Chemists have long sought the ability to modify molecules precisely when presented with several sites of similar reactivity. We reasoned that the confinement of substrates within nanostructures might permit site-selective reactions unachievable in bulk solution, even with sophisticated reagents. In particular, the stretching and alignment of polymers within nanotubes might allow site-specific cleavage or modification. To explore this proposition, macromolecular disulfide substrates were elongated within members of a collection of tubular protein nanoreactors, which contained cysteine residues positioned at different locations along the length of each tube. For each nanoreactor, we defined the reactive location by using a set of polymer substrates (site-selectivity) and which of the two sulfur atoms was attacked (regioselectivity), and found that disulfide interchange occurs with atomic precision. Our strategy has potential for the selective processing of a wide variety of biomacromolecules, and the chemistry and substrates might be generalized yet further by using alternative nanotubes.
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- Yujia Qing
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Nagata M, Shukla S, Nakanishi Y, Liu Z, Lin YC, Shiga T, Nakamura Y, Koyama T, Kishida H, Inoue T, Kanda N, Ohno S, Sakagawa Y, Suenaga K, Shinohara H. Isolation of Single-Wired Transition-Metal Monochalcogenides by Carbon Nanotubes. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:4845-4851. [PMID: 30798600 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b05074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The successful isolation of single layers from two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW)-layered materials has opened new frontiers in condensed matter physics and materials science. Their discovery and unique properties laid the foundation for exploring 1D counterparts. However, the isolation of 1D vdW-wired materials has thus far remained a challenge, and effective techniques are demanded. Here we report the facile synthesis of isolated transition-metal monochalcogenide MoTe nanowires by using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as molds. Individual nanowires are perfectly separated by CNTs with a minimal interaction, enabling detailed characterization of the single wires. Transmission electron microscopy revealed unusual torsional motion of MoTe nanowires inside CNTs. Confinement of 1D vdW-wired materials to the nanotest tubes might open up possibilities for exploring unprecedented properties of the nanowires and their potential applications such as electromechanical switching devices.
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- Masataka Nagata
- Department of Chemistry , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15213-3815 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
- Institute for Advanced Research , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
- Department of Physics , Tokyo Metropolitan University , Tokyo 192-0397 , Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Nagoya 463-8560 , Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba 305-8565 , Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba 305-8565 , Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering , The University of Tokyo , Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
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- Gifu High School , Gifu 500-8889 , Japan
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- Ichinomiya High School , Ichinomiya 491-8533 , Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , Tsukuba 305-8565 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
- Institute for Advanced Research , Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8602 , Japan
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Moncea O, Casanova‐Chafer J, Poinsot D, Ochmann L, Mboyi CD, Nasrallah HO, Llobet E, Makni I, El Atrous M, Brandès S, Rousselin Y, Domenichini B, Nuns N, Fokin AA, Schreiner PR, Hierso J. Diamondoid Nanostructures as sp
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‐Carbon‐Based Gas Sensors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Oana Moncea
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- and Center for Materials Research (LaMa)Justus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- MINOS-EMaSUniversity Rovira i Virgili Avda. Països Catalans, 26 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- and Center for Materials Research (LaMa)Justus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- MINOS-EMaSUniversity Rovira i Virgili Avda. Països Catalans, 26 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), UMR-CNRS 6303Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
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- Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, UMR 8181Université Lille1 Sciences et Technologies Cité Scientifique, bâtiment C3 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- and Center for Materials Research (LaMa)Justus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
- Department of Organic ChemistryKiev Polytechnic Institute Pr. Pobedy 37 03056 Kiev Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 35392 Giessen Germany
- and Center for Materials Research (LaMa)Justus Liebig University Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) 9 avenue Alain Savary 21078 Dijon France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) 103 Bd. Saint Michel 75005 Paris Cedex 5 France
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Moncea O, Casanova-Chafer J, Poinsot D, Ochmann L, Mboyi CD, Nasrallah HO, Llobet E, Makni I, El Atrous M, Brandès S, Rousselin Y, Domenichini B, Nuns N, Fokin AA, Schreiner PR, Hierso JC. Diamondoid Nanostructures as sp 3 -Carbon-Based Gas Sensors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9933-9938. [PMID: 31087744 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Diamondoids, sp3 -hybridized nanometer-sized diamond-like hydrocarbons (nanodiamonds), difunctionalized with hydroxy and primary phosphine oxide groups, enable the assembly of the first sp3 -C-based chemical sensors by vapor deposition. Both pristine nanodiamonds and palladium nanolayered composites can be used to detect toxic NO2 and NH3 gases. This carbon-based gas sensor technology allows reversible NO2 detection down to 50 ppb and NH3 detection at 25-100 ppm concentration with fast response and recovery processes at 100 °C. Reversible gas adsorption and detection is compatible with 50 % humidity conditions. Semiconducting p-type sensing properties are achieved from devices based on primary phosphine-diamantanol, in which high specific area (ca. 140 m2 g-1 ) and channel nanoporosity derive from H-bonding.
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- Oana Moncea
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France.,Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- MINOS-EMaS, University Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans, 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- MINOS-EMaS, University Rovira i Virgili, Avda. Països Catalans, 26, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), UMR-CNRS 6303, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France
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- Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, UMR 8181, Université Lille1 Sciences et Technologies, Cité Scientifique, bâtiment C3, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Pr. Pobedy 37, 03056, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany.,and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB) UMR-CNRS 6302, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 avenue Alain Savary, 21078, Dijon, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), 103 Bd. Saint Michel, 75005, Paris Cedex 5, France
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Gryn'ova G, Corminboeuf C. Topology-Driven Single-Molecule Conductance of Carbon Nanothreads. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:825-830. [PMID: 30668127 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Highly conductive single-molecule junctions typically involve π-conjugated molecular bridges, whose frontier molecular orbital energy levels can be fine-tuned to best match the Fermi level of the leads. Fully saturated wires, e.g., alkanes, are typically thought of as insulating rather than highly conductive. However, in this work, we demonstrate in silico that significant zero-bias conductance can be achieved in such systems by means of topology. Specifically, caged saturated hydrocarbons offering multiple σ-conductance channels afford transmission far beyond what could be expected based upon conventional superposition laws, particularly if these pathways are composed entirely from quaternary carbon atoms. Computed conductance of molecular bridges based on carbon nanothreads, e.g., polytwistane, is not only of appreciable magnitude; it also shows a very slow decay with increasing nanogap, similarly to the case of π-conjugated wires. These findings offer a way to manipulate the transport properties of molecular systems by means of their topology, alternatively to the traditionally invoked electronic structure.
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- Ganna Gryn'ova
- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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The unique morphological characteristics of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) present the intriguing opportunity of exploiting the inner cavity for carrying out chemical reactions. Such reactions are catalysed either by the individual tubes that function both as catalysts and nanoreactors or by additional catalytic species that are confined within the channel. Such confinement creates what is called “confinement effect”, which can result in different catalytic features affecting activity, stability and selectivity. The review highlights the recent major advancements of catalysis conducted within the CNTs, starting from the synthesis of the catalytic composite, and discussing the most notable catalytic processes that have been reported in the last decade.
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Gao HY, Šekutor M, Liu L, Timmer A, Schreyer H, Mönig H, Amirjalayer S, Fokina NA, Studer A, Schreiner PR, Fuchs H. Diamantane Suspended Single Copper Atoms. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:315-322. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hong-Ying Gao
- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Straße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, Giessen 35392, Germany
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb 10 000, Croatia
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Straße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Straße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Straße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Straße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Münster University, Correns Straße 40, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, and Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, Giessen 35392, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology, Heisenberg Straße 11, Münster 48149, Germany
- Department of Physics, Münster University, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, Münster 48149, Germany
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Hart M, Chen J, Michaelides A, Sella A, Shaffer MSP, Salzmann CG. One‐Dimensional Arsenic Allotropes: Polymerization of Yellow Arsenic Inside Single‐Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:11649-11653. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Martin Hart
- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research Heisenbergstrasse 1 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Thomas Young CentreDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, and London Centre for NanotechnologyUniversity College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of MaterialsImperial College London London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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Hart M, Chen J, Michaelides A, Sella A, Shaffer MSP, Salzmann CG. One-Dimensional Arsenic Allotropes: Polymerization of Yellow Arsenic Inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201805856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Martin Hart
- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research; Heisenbergstrasse 1 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Thomas Young Centre; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and London Centre for Nanotechnology; University College London; Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials; Imperial College London; London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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Kinno Y, Omachi H, Nakanishi Y, Shinohara H. Synthesis of Long-chain Polythiophene inside Carbon Nanotubes. CHEM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.180419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yasuhiro Kinno
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
- Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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Extending π-electron systems are among the most important topics in physics, chemistry and materials science because they can result in functional materials with applications in electronics and optics. Conventional processes for π-electron extension, however, can generate products exhibiting chemical instability, poor solubility or disordered structures. Herein, we report a novel strategy for the synthesis of π-conjugated polymers within the interiors of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In this process, thiophene-based oligomers are encapsulated within CNTs as precursors and are subsequently polymerized by thermal annealing. This polymerization increases the effective conjugation length of the thiophenes, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and absorption peak red shifts. This work also demonstrates that these polythiophenes can serve as effective markers for individual CNTs during Raman imaging with single-wavelength laser excitation due to their strong absorbance. In addition, stable carrier injection into the encapsulated polythiophenes is found to be possible via electrochemical doping. Such doping has the potential to produce π-electron-based one-dimensional conductive wires and highly stable electrochromic devices.
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Nakanishi Y, Omachi H, Fokina NA, Schreiner PR, Becker J, Dahl JEP, Carlson RMK, Shinohara H. One-dimensional hydrogen bonding networks of bis-hydroxylated diamantane formed inside double-walled carbon nanotubes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:3823-3826. [PMID: 29445804 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09832d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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1,6-Bis(hydroxymethyl)diamantane spontaneously aligns inside double-walled carbon nanotubes. The encapsulated molecules form a one-dimensional network within the double-walled carbon nanotubes through hydrogen bonding that leads to a highly dense filling as compared to unfunctionalized diamantane. Improving the encapsulation yields of precursors via functionalization is crucial to prepare novel one-dimensional materials.
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- Yusuke Nakanishi
- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.
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Baowan D, Hill JM, Bacsa W. Continuous approximation for interaction energy of adamantane encapsulated inside carbon nanotubes. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fedoseeva YV, Orekhov AS, Chekhova GN, Koroteev VO, Kanygin MA, Senkovskiy BV, Chuvilin A, Pontiroli D, Riccò M, Bulusheva LG, Okotrub AV. Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Reactor for Redox Transformation of Mercury Dichloride. ACS NANO 2017; 11:8643-8649. [PMID: 28783303 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b04361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) possessing a confined inner space protected by chemically resistant shells are promising for delivery, storage, and desorption of various compounds, as well as carrying out specific reactions. Here, we show that SWCNTs interact with molten mercury dichloride (HgCl2) and guide its transformation into dimercury dichloride (Hg2Cl2) in the cavity. The chemical state of host SWCNTs remains almost unchanged except for a small p-doping from the guest Hg2Cl2 nanocrystals. The density functional theory calculations reveal that the encapsulated HgCl2 molecules become negatively charged and start interacting via chlorine bridges when local concentration increases. This reduces the bonding strength in HgCl2, which facilitates removal of chlorine, finally leading to formation of Hg2Cl2 species. The present work demonstrates that SWCNTs not only serve as a template for growing nanocrystals but also behave as an electron-transfer catalyst in the spatially confined redox reaction by donation of electron density for temporary use by the guests.
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- Yuliya V Fedoseeva
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS , 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2 Pirogova Street, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp , Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute , Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS , 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS , 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2 Pirogova Street, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS , 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2 Pirogova Street, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- II Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln , 77 Zülpicher str., 50937 Köln, Germany
- St. Petersburg State University , 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- CIC nanoGUNE Consolider , 76 Tolosa Hiribidea, Donostia-San Sebastian 20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science , 3 Maria Diaz de Haro, Bilbao E-48013, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 7/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Informatiche, Università di Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 7/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS , 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2 Pirogova Street, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS , 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Avenue, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2 Pirogova Street, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Pseudo-topotactic conversion of carbon nanotubes to T-carbon nanowires under picosecond laser irradiation in methanol. Nat Commun 2017; 8:683. [PMID: 28947750 PMCID: PMC5612968 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00817-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Pseudo-topotactic conversion of carbon nanotubes into one-dimensional carbon nanowires is a challenging but feasible path to obtain desired diameters and morphologies. Here, a previously predicted but experimentally unobserved carbon allotrope, T-carbon, has been produced from pseudo-topotactic conversion of a multi-walled carbon nanotube suspension in methanol by picosecond pulsed-laser irradiation. The as-grown T-carbon nanowires have the same diameter distribution as pristine carbon nanotubes, and have been characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, fast Fourier transform, electron energy loss, ultraviolet-visible, and photoluminescence spectroscopies to possess a diamond-like lattice, where each carbon is replaced by a carbon tetrahedron, and a lattice constant of 7.80 Å. The change in entropy from carbon nanotubes to T-carbon reveals the phase transformation to be first order in nature. The computed electronic band structures and projected density of states are in good agreement with the optical absorption and photoluminescence spectra of the T-carbon nanowires.T-carbon is a previously predicted but so far unobserved allotrope of carbon, with a crystal structure similar to diamond, but with each atomic lattice position replaced by a carbon tetrahedron. Here, the authors produce T-carbon nanowires via laser-irradiating a suspension of carbon nanotubes in methanol.
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Hart M, White ER, Chen J, McGilvery CM, Pickard CJ, Michaelides A, Sella A, Shaffer MSP, Salzmann CG. Encapsulation and Polymerization of White Phosphorus Inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201703585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Hart
- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; Imperial College London; Imperial College Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Thomas Young Centre; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and London Centre for Nanotechnology; University College London; Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of Materials; Imperial College London; Prince Consort Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy; University of Cambridge; 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge CB3 0FS UK
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- Thomas Young Centre; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and London Centre for Nanotechnology; University College London; Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; Imperial College London; Imperial College Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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Hart M, White ER, Chen J, McGilvery CM, Pickard CJ, Michaelides A, Sella A, Shaffer MSP, Salzmann CG. Encapsulation and Polymerization of White Phosphorus Inside Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:8144-8148. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Martin Hart
- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; Imperial College London; Imperial College Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Thomas Young Centre; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and London Centre for Nanotechnology; University College London; Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of Materials; Imperial College London; Prince Consort Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy; University of Cambridge; 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge CB3 0FS UK
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- Thomas Young Centre; Department of Physics and Astronomy, and London Centre for Nanotechnology; University College London; Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; Imperial College London; Imperial College Road London SW7 2AZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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Williams MG, Gao F, BenDhiab I, Teplyakov A. Carbon Nanotubes Covalently Attached to Functionalized Surfaces Directly through the Carbon Cage. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:1121-1131. [PMID: 28166639 PMCID: PMC5484583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The covalent attachment of nonfunctionalized and carboxylic acid-functionalized carbon nanotubes to amine-terminated organic monolayers on gold and silicon surfaces is investigated. It is well established that the condensation reaction between a carboxylic acid and an amine is a viable method to anchor carbon nanotubes to solid substrates. The work presented here shows that the presence of the carboxylic group on the nanotube is not required for attachment to occur, as direct attachment via the substrate amine and the nanotube cage can take place. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy confirm the presence of carbon nanotubes in intimate contact with the surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is utilized to compare the surface chemistry of the functionalized and nonfunctionalized carbon nanotubes and is supported by a computational investigation. Ion fragments attributed to the direct attachment between the surface and carbon nanotube cage are detected by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. The overall attachment scheme is evaluated and can be further used on multiple carbonaceous materials attached to solid substrates.
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- Mackenzie G. Williams
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Botos A, Biskupek J, Chamberlain TW, Rance GA, Stoppiello CT, Sloan J, Liu Z, Suenaga K, Kaiser U, Khlobystov AN. Carbon Nanotubes as Electrically Active Nanoreactors for Multi-Step Inorganic Synthesis: Sequential Transformations of Molecules to Nanoclusters and Nanoclusters to Nanoribbons. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:8175-83. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b03633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Akos Botos
- School
of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Central
Facility of Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy Group of Materials Science, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
- Institute
of Process Research Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Warwick
Centre for Analytical Science, Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Nanomaterials
Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
- Inorganic
Functional Materials Research Institute National, Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya 463-8560, Japan
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- Nanomaterials
Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Central
Facility of Electron Microscopy, Electron Microscopy Group of Materials Science, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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