Nanocinturones de carbono en forma de cuenco que muestran propiedades dependientes del tamaño y encapsulación

Xuefeng Lu1, Tullimilli Y Gopalakrishna1, Yi Han1

  • 1Department of Chemistry , National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3 , Singapore 117543.

Resumen

Los investigadores sintetizaron nuevos nanobeltos de carbono en forma de cuenco (CNB) con propiedades electrónicas y supramoleculares únicas. El CNB más pequeño encapsula selectivamente los fullerenos C70, mostrando el potencial para aplicaciones avanzadas de reconocimiento molecular.

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