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Cover Picture: Supramolecular Templates for Nanoflake–Metal Surfaces (Chem. Eur. J. 12/2009)
Author(s) -
Shen Yanfei,
Wang Jiaobing,
Kuhlmann Uwe,
Hildebrandt Peter,
Ariga Katsuhiko,
Möhwald Helmuth,
Kurth Dirk G.,
Nakanishi Takashi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200990034
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , superhydrophilicity , template , wetting , materials science , nanotechnology , raman spectroscopy , metal , chemical engineering , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , optics , physics , composite material , engineering , metallurgy
Rose‐like metallic surfaces have been fabricated in a highly reproducible and sustainable way by using a supramolecular template based on self‐assembled objects prepared from a fullerene derivative bearing three aliphatic chains. The resulting surfaces can serve as excellent active substrates for surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy; the surface wettability can also be controlled between superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic. This strategy demonstrates potential utilization for supramolecular architectures in surface and material sciences. For more details, see the Communication by T. Nakanishi et al. on page 2763 ff.