title: Nanotubes fabricated from Ni-naphthalocyanine by a template method.
abstract: Novel naphthalocyanine (Nc) nanotubes with special wall structures were fabricated by a template method using Nc molecules as building blocks. Thermal stabilization of the ordered columnar structures of the tetrakis(tert-butyl)naphthalocyanine (Ni-BNc) molecules, induced from the pi-pi interactions in the nanoscale channels of an alumina template, resulted in Nc nanotubes with walls consisting of well-ordered Nc molecular disks. Further thermal treatment of Ni-BNc at 600 degrees C produced carbonized Nc nanotubes containing ordered columnar, graphitic wall structures with the graphene disks arranged perpendicular to the tube axis. These nanotubes may be useful for extending the application of Nc molecules for nanodevice fabrication.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Linjie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gorelik
authors.forename: Jishan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kolb
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C505503:tetrakis(tert-butyl)-naphthalocyaninato nickel; D009532:Nickel