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Fluorescent microspheres of zinc 1,2-dicarbomethoxy-1,2-dithiolate complex decorated with carbon nanotubes

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A new discrete bis-dithiolene complex, [PPh4]2[Zn(DMED)2] (1; DMED = 1,2-dicarbomethoxy-1,2-dithiolate) with sulfur-based radical character was synthesized and structurally characterized. Complex 1 is stable and exhibits a square planar geometry around the zinc metal. 1 forms nanospheres through a one-pot water-induced self-assembly in a mixture of solvents (acetonitrile–water). These nanospheres were further decorated with water-soluble carbon nanotubes (wsCNTs) through hydrogen bonding between the peripheral –COOCH3 groups of 1 and surfacial carboxyl groups of wsCNTs to assemble into a spherical nanocomposite. The as-prepared nanocomposite showed fluorescence emissions in visible region due to the separation of energy states of the nanospheres assisted by wsCNTs, suggesting the future possibilities of these new materials for use in biomedical application.

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S. S. acknowledges the support from SERB-DST for the Ramanna Fellowship and S.K.S. thanks CSIR [01(2854)/16/EMR-II] for funding. This work was also supported by the Gachon University Research Fund of 2018 (GCU-2018-0370). This research was supported by Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) (19A01049).

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  1. Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, Korea

    Gouri Sankar Das, Kumud Malika Tripathi & TaeYoung Kim

  2. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, 711103, India

    Sabyasachi Sarkar

  3. Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Jaipur, 302017, India

    Ruchi Aggarwal & Sumit Kumar Sonkar

  4. Next Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, 12 Bulmosan-ro, Seonggan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 51543, Korea

    Jun-Woo Park

  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, Korea

    TaeYoung Kim

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Das, G.S., Sarkar, S., Aggarwal, R. et al. Fluorescent microspheres of zinc 1,2-dicarbomethoxy-1,2-dithiolate complex decorated with carbon nanotubes. Carbon Lett. 29, 595–603 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-019-00058-4

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