On demand synthesis of hollow fullerene nanostructures

Fei Han, Ruoxu Wang, Yuhua Feng, Shaoyan Wang, Lingmei Liu, Xinghua Li, Yu Han and Hongyu Chen ()
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Fei Han: Nanjing Tech University
Ruoxu Wang: Nanyang Technological University
Yuhua Feng: Nanjing Tech University
Shaoyan Wang: Nanyang Technological University
Lingmei Liu: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Xinghua Li: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yu Han: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Hongyu Chen: Nanjing Tech University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Hollow nanostructures are widely used in chemistry, materials, bioscience, and medicine, but their fabrication remains a great challenge. In particular, there is no effective strategy for their assembly and interconnection. We bring pottery, the oldest and simplest method of fabricating hollow containers, into the nanoscale. By exploiting the liquid nature of the xylene template, fullerene hollow nanostructures of tailored shapes, such as bowls, bottles, and cucurbits, are readily synthesized. The liquid templates permit stepwise and versatile manipulation and hence, modular assembly of nodes and junctions leads to interconnected hollow systems. As a proof-of-concept, we create multi-compartment nano-containers, with different nanoparticles isolated in the separate pockets. This methodology expands the synthetic freedom for hollow nanostructures, building a bridge from isolated hollow units to interconnected hollow systems.

Date: 2019
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