Perfectly straight nanowires of fullerenes bearing long alkyl chains on graphite.
Fullerene derivatives bearing long alkyl chains epitaxially adsorb on the basal plane of graphite forming well-ordered one-dimensional lamellae. Within the lamellae, the C60 moieties are organized in a zigzag-type fashion. The ordering is mainly governed by the substitution pattern and chain length of the alkyl chains. The electrochemical activity of the C60 groups is fully maintained in the surface-confined assemblies.
Nakanishi
Takashi
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National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan. nakanishi.takashi@nims.go.jp
Miyashita
Naoko
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Michinobu
Tsuyoshi
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Wakayama
Yutaka
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Tsuruoka
Tohru
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Ariga
Katsuhiko
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Kurth
Dirk G
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