ACS Nano
ACS Nano
5 years ago

Intentional Closing/Opening of “Hole-in-Cube” Fullerene Crystals with Microscopic Recognition Properties

Intentional Closing/Opening of “Hole-in-Cube” Fullerene Crystals with Microscopic Recognition Properties
Partha Bairi, Jonathan P. Hill, Katsuhiko Ariga, Lok Kumar Shrestha, Kosuke Minami
We report production of highly crystalline fullerene C70 cubes possessing an open–hole structure at the center of each of their faces using a solution-based self-assembly strategy. The holes are isolated with a solid core at the interiors of the cubes. The open-hole structure of the cubes can be intentionally closed by introducing additional C70 and reopened by applying electron beam irradiation. The open-hole cubes exhibit preferential recognition of graphitic carbon particles over polymeric resin particles of similar dimensions due to the cubes’ sp2-rich carboniferous nature.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b01569

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01569

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