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C60 Fullerene Amphiphiles as Supramolecular Building Blocks for Organized and Well-Defined Nanoscale Objects

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Fullerenes and Other Carbon-Rich Nanostructures

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Fullerene-based nanomaterials have attracted extensive interest owing to their wide-ranging applications in materials science, nanotechnology, and biomedical research. This chapter gives an updated review of the recent advance in the design and characterization of fullerene derivatives as supramolecular building blocks for ordered and well-defined nanostructures and objects. The discussions are specially concentrated on the structural and morphological properties of discrete nano-aggregates by various amphiphilic fullerene derivatives formed in solution or at interfaces. Rationalization of the aggregation structure and morphology is attempted on the basis of amphiphilic molecular packing theories so as to shed light on the interplay between molecular factors (e.g., shape, polarity, non-covalent forces, and amphiphilicity) and self-assembly outcomes. Overall, this literature survey is aimed at mapping out applicable “bottom-up” strategies to control and preprogram the nanoscopic ordering of fullerene-based nanomaterials.

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Zhao, Y., Chen, G. (2013). C60 Fullerene Amphiphiles as Supramolecular Building Blocks for Organized and Well-Defined Nanoscale Objects. In: Nierengarten, JF. (eds) Fullerenes and Other Carbon-Rich Nanostructures. Structure and Bonding, vol 159. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2013_130

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