title: Room-temperature synthesis of soluble, fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from organogel precursors.
abstract: Carbon nanoparticles were obtained at room temperature by irradiating an organogel made from a 1,8-diaryloctatetrayne derivative in chloroform. During the topochemical polymerization, the morphology of the gel changes from fibers to soluble, yellow fluorescent nanoparticles in high yield. Analyses suggest that the resulting nanoparticles are made of amorphous graphitic carbon.
authors.affiliation: Département de chimie and Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA), Université Laval, 1045 Ave de la Médecine, Pavillon A.-Vachon, G1V 0A6, Canada.
authors.forename: Jules Roméo
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Néabo
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigier-Carrière
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rondeau-Gagné
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Morin