Covalent Inter-Synthetic-Carbon-Allotrope Hybrids

Wei T, Hauke F, Hirsch A (2019)


Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Book Volume: 52

Pages Range: 2037-2045

Journal Issue: 8

DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00181

Abstract

Inter-synthetic-carbon-allotrope (SCA) architectures are constructed by hybridizing different types of carbon allotropes such as OD-fullerene, 1D-carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and 2D-graphene. Also hybridizations of different fullerene families (e.g., empty fullerene, heterofullerenes, and endohedral fullerenes as well as their isomers) are considered as inter-SCA architectures and represent an emerging class of nanofunctional materials. Such highly integrated hybrids are quite promising, since they hold the potential of combining unique properties of each building block. For instance, hybridization of 2D-graphene, a synthetic carbon allotrope with outstanding chemical/physical properties, with OD-fullerenes leads to materials with both outstanding solid state properties (e.g., electron mobility, flexibility, transparency, and mechanical stability) and distinct molecular properties (spatially resolved and tailor-made exohedral cage functionalization and endohedral guest encapsulation). Therefore, such integrated hybrids have potential as multifunctional nanocarbon materials applicable, for example, in energy storage, electronic devices, solar cells, or advanced sensors. Recognizing these significant advantages, a series of methods and techniques has been developed to synthesize such integrated hybrids. Based on in-depth understanding of fullerene chemistry, interfullerene hybrids where multiple fullerenes are linked together have been synthesized and fully characterized. However, due to the difficulty in functionalizing graphene or CNTs as a result of their poor dispersibility and weak reactivity the corresponding hybrids including these macromolecular forms are less explored. Furthermore, few approaches toward such systems reported so far inevitably involve some drawbacks such as low degree of addition and low production ability.

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APA:

Wei, T., Hauke, F., & Hirsch, A. (2019). Covalent Inter-Synthetic-Carbon-Allotrope Hybrids. Accounts of Chemical Research, 52(8), 2037-2045. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00181

MLA:

Wei, Tao, Frank Hauke, and Andreas Hirsch. "Covalent Inter-Synthetic-Carbon-Allotrope Hybrids." Accounts of Chemical Research 52.8 (2019): 2037-2045.

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