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Molecular Peapods as Supramolecular Carbon Allotropes
Author(s) -
Vostrowsky Otto,
Hirsch Andreas
Publication year - 2004
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/anie.200301749
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , fullerene , carbon nanotube , materials science , graphite , diamond , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , endohedral fullerene , molecule , carbon nanobud , chemistry , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , organic chemistry , nanotube , composite material , composite number
A high‐tech alternative to diamond and graphite : Supramolecular carbon allotropes are formed when single‐walled carbon nanotubes are filled with C 60 molecules. Similar “molecular peapods“ are also obtained by insertion of endohedral fullerenes and metallocenes into carbon nanotubes. Supramolecular nanotubes built up from porphyrins can also encapsulate C 60 peas.