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Formation of [60]Fullerene Nanoclusters with Controlled Size and Morphology through the Aid of Supramolecular Rod–Coil Diblock Copolymers
Author(s) -
Fujita Norifumi,
Yamashita Taketomo,
Asai Masayoshi,
Shinkai Seiji
Publication year - 2005
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.200461174
Subject(s) - copolymer , nanoclusters , fullerene , supramolecular chemistry , morphology (biology) , polystyrene , block (permutation group theory) , materials science , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , crystal structure , geology , composite material , polymer , mathematics , paleontology , geometry , engineering
On the starting block : Polystyrene‐ block ‐poly(4‐vinylpyridine) and a [60]fullerene carboxylic acid combine to form spherical supramolecular aggregates (see picture), the size and morphology of which can be controlled by changing the block composition ratio in the copolymer. The method is generally applicable to the construction of organic nanoparticles.