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Nanocarbon Superhydrophobic Surfaces created from Fullerene‐Based Hierarchical Supramolecular Assemblies
Author(s) -
Nakanishi T.,
Michinobu T.,
Yoshida K.,
Shirahata N.,
Ariga K.,
Möhwald H.,
Kurth D. G.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701537
Subject(s) - fullerene , supramolecular chemistry , van der waals force , materials science , nanotechnology , fractal , surface finish , derivative (finance) , nano , polymer science , chemical engineering , molecule , organic chemistry , composite material , chemistry , mathematical analysis , mathematics , financial economics , engineering , economics
Nanocarbon superhydrophobic surfaces (NCSSs) with a fractal morphology of the two‐tier roughness on a nano‐ and microscopic scale are created from hierarchical, supramolecular objects, which are readily prepared by molecular assembly of a fullerene derivative bearing long aliphatic chains. The high durability of the fabricated fractal structures is derived from enhanced π–π and van der Waals interactions of fullerene and aliphatic chain moieties, respectively.