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Nanoarchitectonics for Hierarchical Fullerene Nanomaterials
Subrata Maji1, Lok Kumar Shrestha2, Katsuhiko Ariga2,3
1Center for Functional Sensor & Actuator (CFSN), Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 27, 2021
Summary
Nanoarchitectonics enables creating advanced materials from fullerenes (C60 and C70). This review details fabricating hierarchical structures for applications like sensing and energy storage.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Chemistry
Background:
- Nanoarchitectonics provides a framework for designing functional materials using nanoscale building blocks.
- Fullerenes (C60 and C70) are simple, elemental, zero-dimensional molecules suitable as fundamental building units.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the fabrication of functional materials with hierarchical structures using fullerene building units.
- To highlight the versatility and capability of nanoarchitectonics approaches.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing fullerenes (C60 and C70) as nanoscale building units.
- Employing straightforward fabrication protocols to create complex hierarchical structures.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated fabrication of diverse hierarchical fullerene assemblies, including nanorod cubes, porous microstructures, and etched assemblies.
- Showcased the creation of functional materials with precise structural control from simple molecular precursors.
Conclusions:
- Nanoarchitectonics effectively enables the construction of sophisticated hierarchical materials from basic fullerene units.
- These fullerene-based hierarchical materials exhibit potential in various applications, including sensing, separation, energy storage, and luminescence.
