Formation of high-aspect-ratio helical nanorods via chiral self-assembly of fullerodendrimers

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 929-934

  Hilmer, Andrew J ^a,c   Bellisario, Darin O ^a   Shimizu, Steven ^a   McNicholas, Thomas P ^a   Wang, Qing Hua ^a   Speakman, Scott A ^b   Strano, Michael S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

benzyl dendron; Bingel addition; fullerene; methanofullerene; nanorod; self assembly

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY BEHAVIORS; BINGEL ADDITION; DENDRONS; DI-PEPTIDES; HELICITIES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; METHANOFULLERENES; SELF-ASSEMBLE;

FULLERENES; NANORODS; PEPTIDES; SELF ASSEMBLY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84897769197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500138d     Document Type: Article

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