Hierarchical aqueous self-assembly of C60 nano-whiskers and C60–silver nano-hybrids under continuous flow

K. Swaminathan Iyer; Colin L. Raston; Martin Saunders

doi:10.1039/B707037C

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Hierarchical aqueous self-assembly of C₆₀ nano-whiskers and C₆₀–silver nano-hybrids under continuous flow

K. Swaminathan Iyer , Colin L. Raston and Martin Saunders

Lab Chip, 2007, 7, 1121-1124

DOI: 10.1039/B707037C
Received 11 May 2007, Accepted 13 Jun 2007
First published on the web 27 Jun 2007

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The ubiquitous starch–iodine complex can be used to organize hydrophobic fullerene C₆₀ in water into nano-whiskers shrouded by the biopolymer, and are approximately 5–8 nm in cross section, and 250–350 nm in length, as a hierarchical self assembly process. The preformed starch–iodine complex reacts with solid pristine C₆₀ affording nano-whiskers with iodine surrounding the fullerene array, the iodine then being removed on treatment with ascorbic acid. The hydrophobic surface of the nano-whiskers of C₆₀ can be coated with silver metal in a controlled way using ‘soft energy’ spinning disc processing.

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Electron energy-loss spectra (EELS) acquired in the TEM under similar experimental conditions (A): amorphous carbon support film and (B): the ordered C ₆₀ structure
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