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Shaping Supramolecular Nanofibers with Nanoparticles Forming Complementary Hydrogen Bonds
Author(s) -
PuigmartíLuis Josep,
Pérez del Pino Ángel,
Laukhina Elena,
Esquena Jordi,
Laukhin Vladimir,
Rovira Concepció,
VidalGancedo José,
Kanaras Antonios G.,
Nichols Richard J.,
Brust Mathias,
Amabilino David B.
Publication year - 2008
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.200704864
Subject(s) - nanofiber , materials science , annealing (glass) , supramolecular chemistry , nanoparticle , hydrogen bond , nanowire , colloidal gold , nanotechnology , conductor , conductivity , chemical engineering , molecule , composite material , crystallography , crystal structure , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Functionalized gold nanoparticles with complementary H‐bonding groups can control the secondary structure of xerogel fibers formed by a molecular conductor thanks to their incorporation into the nanowires, which show metal‐like conductivity once doped without the need for annealing. The picture shows a photograph of the xerogel, TEM images of Au particles in the gel and a single fiber, and an AFM image revealing the texture of the gel.