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Published on: February 7, 2017
Charge-Transfer-Assisted Supramolecular 1 D Nanofibers through a Cholesteric Structure-Directing Agent: Self-Assembly
Thunga Madhu Babu1, Edamana Prasad2
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 (India), Fax: (+91) 44-2257-4202.
Abstract:
Self-assembly of pyrene butyric acid (PBA) and 2,4,7-trinitro-9H-fluoren-9-one (TNF) directed by a pyridine-linked cholesterol unit resulted in the formation of a conducting material (1.9472×10(-4) S Cm(-1) ) due to the formation of 1 D nanofibers. X-ray diffraction, IR, and atomic force microscopic (AFM) techniques were used to establish the mechanism of the self-assembly of the multicomponent gels. Results indicate efficient charge transfer in the 1 D nanofibers, assisted by hydrogen bonding.

