title: Self-assembled nanofibers from leucine derived amphiphiles as nanoreactors for growth of ZnO nanoparticles.
abstract: We report a new method for the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles. A new leucine-based diamine amphiphile was synthesized and self-assembled, which in the presence of Zn(2+) ions assembled into nanofibers, that efficiently formed ZnO nanoparticles upon heating in the presence of Zn(CH(3)COO)(2). Further, these ZnO nanoparticles functioned as efficient photocatalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Karen T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Theodore E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Gribb
authors.forename: Evan M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Smoak
authors.forename: Ipsita A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007930:Leucine / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007930:Leucine; D015034:Zinc Oxide