title: Chiral zinc phenylalanine nanofibers with fluorescence.
abstract: Chiral Zn(II)/D-,L-phenylalanine (Phe) bio-coordination polymer nanofibers with fluorescence were prepared by fast coordination-assisted assembly. The synthetic strategy is based on the fact that the Zn2+ ions were linked to oxygen atoms from carboxylate groups of the D- or L-amino acid by coordination interactions to form the chiral polymers. The Zn(II)/D-,L-Phe nanofibers had homogeneous diameters in the range of 700-900 nm and ultra-long length in several hundred micrometers, and the surface of the fiber was extremely smooth. In addition, the enantiomers of Zn(II)/Phe nanofibers exhibited both optical activity and fluorescent property in the solid state, which has great potential for application in the field of biomimetic nanofabrication and micro-/nano-optoelectronics.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
authors.forename: Erdan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Beidou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Baohong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-Hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: Jian Ru
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gong