Hierarchical supramolecular fullerene architectures with controlled dimensionality.
Self-assembly of a fullerene derivative with long alkyl chains in different solvents results in the formation of hierarchically-ordered supramolecular assemblies with well-defined 1, 2 and 3D architectures such as vesicles, fibers, discs and cones, whose fundamental structural sub-unit consists of bilayers.
Nakanishi
Takashi
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Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan. NAKANISHI.Takashi@nims.go.jp
Schmitt
Wolfgang
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Michinobu
Tsuyoshi
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Kurth
Dirk G
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Ariga
Katsuhiko
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