Metal-Ion-Coated Graphitic Nanotubes: Controlled Self-Assembly of a Pyridyl-Appended Gemini-Shaped Hexabenzocoronene Amphiphile

摘要

Metallic nanoclusters coated on electroactive materials,such as carbon nanotubes, have attracted increasing attention in view of their potential utility for catalysis,sensing, hydrogen/power storage, and electronics.In these applications, elaborate structural control of such composite materials in nanoscale regimes are considered very important for providing a wide and addressable interface toward substrates. From this point of view, nanotubular assemblies of it-conjugated molecules may serve as interesting scaffolds because of their large surface area.