title: Self-assembly made durable: water-repellent materials formed by cross-linking fullerene derivatives.
abstract: Fullerene flakes: A diacetylene-functionalized fullerene derivative self-organizes into flakelike microparticles (see picture). Both the diacetylene and C(60) moieties can be effectively cross-linked, which leads to supramolecular materials with remarkable resistivity to solvent, heat, and mechanical stress. Moreover, the surface of the cross-linked flakelike objects is highly durable and water-repellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interfaces, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, Potsdam 14424, Germany.
authors.forename: Jiaobing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yanfei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kessel
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Kaname
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Shiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagai
authors.forename: Dirk G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kurth
authors.forename: Helmuth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Möhwald
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakanishi