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Microscopic Visualization of Porous Nanographenes Synthesized through a Combination of Solution and On-Surface Chemistry
Published on: March 4, 2021
From single-molecule precursors to hybrid ZnS nanostructures
Angela S Pereira1, Protima Rauwel, Manuel A Martins
1Department of Chemistry and CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Abstract:
A series of coordination compounds containing [Zn(amine)]2+ cationic complexes and alkyldithiocarbamates (RR'dtc-), as counter anions, are reported here: [Zn(amine)x][RR'dtc]2, where amine = ethylenediamine (en), diethylenetriamine (dien), 1,2-diaminopropane (dap) and, R,R' = ethyl (Et); butyl (Bu) and methyl (Me), hexyl (Hex). Hybrid nanoplates composed of hexagonal-ZnS nanoparticles and organic components were obtained after solution phase thermolysis of such precursors in oleylamine. These hybrid materials show quantum confinement effects in their optical spectra and convert into cubic-ZnS after further thermal treatment.
