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Supramolecular Assembly of Hexagonal Mesostructured Germanium Sulfide and Selenide Nanocomposites Incorporating the Biologically Relevant Fe 4 S 4 Cluster
Author(s) -
Trikalitis Pantelis N.,
Bakas Thomas,
Papaefthymiou Vasilios,
Kanatzidis Mercouri G.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20001215)39:24<4558::aid-anie4558>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , supramolecular chemistry , selenide , hexagonal crystal system , adamantane , cationic polymerization , materials science , schematic , germanium , nanotechnology , catenation , sulfide , molecule , nanocomposite , crystallography , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , silicon , polymer chemistry , optoelectronics , selenium , computer science , programming language , dna , biochemistry , electronic engineering , engineering , metallurgy
Stable hybrid systems are generated by the reaction of adamantane [Ge 4 Q 10 ] 4− (Q=S, Se) clusters with substitutionally labile [Fe 4 S 4 Cl 4 ] 2− clusters templated by cationic surfactant molecules. The resulting novel hexagonal mesophases have parallel pore tunnels (see schematic representation) with separations of ≈35 Å, which may find applications in shape‐selective electro‐ and photocatalysis, artificial photosynthesis, and biosensors.