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Well‐Defined Fullerene Nanowire Arrays
Author(s) -
Guo Y.G.,
Li C.J.,
Wan L.J.,
Chen D.M.,
Wang C.R.,
Bai C.L.,
Wang Y.G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.200304362
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , fullerene , nanotechnology , template , crystallite , nanoscopic scale , molecule , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Fullerene nanowire arrays with well‐defined size and length have been prepared by a controllable technique. Fullerene molecules such as C 60 are introduced into the pores of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates under a direct current (DC) electric field and polymerized in the pores. Structure analysis shows that the C 60 nanowires are mainly polycrystalline, and a rhombohedral polymeric phase is observed in their vibration spectra. The electrical conductivity of so‐prepared nanowire arrays show a semiconducting behavior. The ability to fabricate the fullerene nanowire arrays with controlled structures represents an important step toward the development of chemical sensors and nanoscale electronic devices based on fullerenes.