title: Chemical reaction mediated self-assembly of PTCDA into nanofibers.
abstract: Uniform and crystalline nanofibers of perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA), an insoluble organic semiconducting molecule, have been achieved by self-assembling the molecules using chemical reaction mediated conversion of an appropriately designed soluble precursor, perylene tetracarboxylic acid (PTCA) using carbodiimide chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Arshad S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sayyad
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: Pulickel M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ajayan
mesh_terms: D000812:Anhydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D002234:Carbodiimides / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: C521594:3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride; D000812:Anhydrides; D002234:Carbodiimides; D010569:Perylene