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Inside Cover: Structural Transformation between Supramolecular Nanofibers with Drastic Change of Conductivity by Heat and Ultrasound (Chem. Asian J. 7/2013)
Author(s) -
Shigemitsu Hajime,
Hisaki Ichiro,
Senga Hirofumi,
Yasumiya Daisuke,
Thakur Tejender S.,
Saeki Akinori,
Seki Shu,
Tohnai Norimitsu,
Miyata Mikiji
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201390021
Subject(s) - nanofiber , conductivity , cover (algebra) , materials science , supramolecular chemistry , ultrasound , transformation (genetics) , derivative (finance) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , chemistry , crystallography , acoustics , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering , crystal structure , financial economics , economics , biochemistry , gene
Supramolecular nanofibers formed from a simple dehydrobenzoannulene (DBA) derivative that does not carry any stimuli‐responsive groups resulted in a nanofiber‐to‐nanofiber transformation upon ultrasound treatment, as reported by Ichiro Hisaki, Mikiji Miyata et al. in their Communication on page 1372 ff. (highlighted on the Inside Cover). The transformation was associated with a drastic change in the conductivity of the nanofibers. The study provides the first example of an electronic wire for which the conductivity can be controlled by ultrasound.