Alcohol-induced decomposition of Olmstead's crystalline Ag( i )–fullerene heteronanostructure yields ‘bucky cubes’

Olmstead's crystalline C sub(60)-fullerene-Ag(i) organometallic heteronanostructure [C sub(60){AgNO sub(3)} sub(5)] undergoes an apparently irreversible structural rearrangement upon exposure to low molecular weight aliphatic alcohols leading to a uniquely structured formation of well-oriented...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Materials for optical and electronic devices, 2013-01, Vol.1 (6), p.1174-1181
Main Authors: Shrestha, Lok Kumar, Sathish, Marappan, Hill, Jonathan P., Miyazawa, Kun'ichi, Tsuruoka, Tohru, Sanchez-Ballester, Noelia M., Honma, Itaru, Ji, Qingmin, Ariga, Katsuhiko
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Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Atomic structure
Crystal structure
Cubes
Fullerenes
Metalorganic compounds
Microcrystals
Nanostructure
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Summary:Olmstead's crystalline C sub(60)-fullerene-Ag(i) organometallic heteronanostructure [C sub(60){AgNO sub(3)} sub(5)] undergoes an apparently irreversible structural rearrangement upon exposure to low molecular weight aliphatic alcohols leading to a uniquely structured formation of well-oriented fullerene nano/microcrystals ('bucky cubes'). The mechanism of rearrangement represents a supramolecular analogue of topotactic processes more commonly associated with some purely inorganic materials, such as maghemite, where chemical changes can occur with addition or loss of materials. Hence C sub(60){AgNO sub(3)} sub( 5), whose rearrangement occurs at the nano/molecular level (i.e.not atomic scale), undergoes a transformation from a crystalline organometallic complex to well ordered cube-shaped arrays of needle-like fullerene microcrystals which reflect the original cubic crystal morphology and internal structure. Processing of bucky cubes by reduction with hydrazine results in a Ag nanoparticle-C sub(60) crystal nanocomposite with potential for SERS analyses.
ISSN:2050-7526
2050-7534
DOI:10.1039/C2TC00449F