Soft-nanocomposites of nanoparticles and nanocarbons with supramolecular and polymer gels and their applications

S Bhattacharya, SK Samanta - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Gel-nanocomposites are rapidly emerging functional advanced materials having
widespread applications in materials and biological sciences. Herein, we review syntheses …

π-Extended TTF: a versatile molecule for organic electronics

FG Brunetti, JL López, C Atienza… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review article, we present the features and properties of 9, 10-di (1, 3-dithiol-2-
ylidene)-9, 10-dihydroanthracene (exTTF) in molecular electronics. Due to its strong donor …

Supramolecular donor–acceptor hybrids of porphyrins/phthalocyanines with fullerenes/carbon nanotubes: electron transfer, sensing, switching, and catalytic …

F D'Souza, O Ito - Chemical communications, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the three-dimensional electron-accepting fullerene has been found to be an excellent
building block for self-assembled supramolecular systems, we have investigated …

Stimuli responsive gels based on low molecular weight gelators

X Yang, G Zhang, D Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In this feature article we summarize the recent developments of stimuli responsive gels
based on low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) for which the gel-sol transitions can be …

Exfoliation and chemical modification using microwave irradiation affording highly functionalized graphene

SP Economopoulos, G Rotas, Y Miyata, H Shinohara… - ACS …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Efficient exfoliation of graphite flakes by sonicating them in benzylamine was accomplished,
affording stable suspensions of few-layers graphene. The latter were chemically modified …

Efficient photoinduced electron transfer in a porphyrin tripod− fullerene supramolecular complex via π− π interactions in nonpolar media

A Takai, M Chkounda, A Eggenspiller… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
A novel porphyrin tripod (TPZn3) was synthesized via “click chemistry”. Three porphyrin
moieties of TPZn3 are geometrically close and linked by a flexible linker. The electron …

Control over photoinduced energy and electron transfer in supramolecular polyads of covalently linked azaBODIPY-bisporphyrin 'molecular clip'hosting fullerene

F D'Souza, AN Amin, ME El-Khouly… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A 'molecular clip'featuring a near-IR emitting fluorophore, BF2-chelated
tetraarylazadipyrromethane (aza-BODIPY) covalently linked to two porphyrins (MP, M= 2H …

New concepts and applications in the macromolecular chemistry of fullerenes

F Giacalone, N Martín - Advanced Materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A new classification on the different types of fullerene‐containing polymers is presented
according to their different properties and applications they exhibit in a variety of fields …

[2] Catenanes decorated with porphyrin and [60] fullerene groups: design, convergent synthesis, and photoinduced processes

JD Megiatto Jr, DI Schuster, S Abwandner… - Journal of the …, 2010 - ACS Publications
A new class of [2] catenanes containing zinc (II)− porphyrin (ZnP) and/or [60] fullerene (C60)
as appended groups has been prepared. A complete description of the convergent synthetic …

Understanding charge-transfer characteristics in crystalline nanosheets of fullerene/(metallo) porphyrin cocrystals

B Wang, S Zheng, A Saha, L Bao, X Lu… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Cocrystals in the form of crystalline nanosheets comprised of C70 and (metallo) porphyrins
were prepared by using the liquid–liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) method where full …