Single-crystal nanoribbons, nanotubes, and nanowires from intramolecular charge-transfer organic molecules.
Single-crystal one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructures of [2-(p-dimethyl-aminophenyl)ethenyl]-phenyl-methylene-propanedinitrile (DAPMP) have been prepared by a simple solution process without the assistance of added surfactant, catalyst, or template under ambient condition. The approach exploits the directional supramolecular interaction induced by strong donor-acceptor dipole-dipole supramolecular interaction in the growth of 1-D nanostructures. By varying the process temperatures, the DAPMP nanostructures can be controllably prepared as either nanoribbons, nanotubes, or nanowires with high morphological and chemical purities. Significant changes in optical properties were observed for nanostructures of different morphology.
Zhang
Xiujuan
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Nano-organic Photoelectronic Laboratory and Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronic Functional Materials and Molecular Engineering, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Zhang
Xiaohong
X
Zou
Kai
K
Lee
Chun-Sing
CS
Lee
Shuit-Tong
ST