• 文献标题:   Supramolecular Nanostructures of Structurally Defined Graphene Nanoribbons in the Aqueous Phase
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HUANG YJ, DOU WT, XU FG, RU HB, GONG QY, WU DQ, YAN DY, TIAN H, HE XP, MAI YY, FENG XL
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, helice, photothermal conversion, selfassembly, waterdispersible
  • 出版物名称:   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIEINTERNATIONAL EDITION
  • ISSN:   1433-7851 EI 1521-3773
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1002/anie.201712637
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Structurally well-defined graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have attracted great interest because of their unique optical, electronic, and magnetic properties. However, strong - interactions within GNRs result in poor liquid-phase dispersibility, which impedes further investigation of these materials in numerous research areas, including supramolecular self-assembly. Structurally defined GNRs were synthesized by a bottom-up strategy, involving grafting of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) chains of different lengths (GNR-PEO). PEO grafting of 42-51% percent produces GNR-PEO materials with excellent dispersibility in water with high GNR concentrations of up to 0.5mgmL(-1). The rod-coil brush-like architecture of GNR-PEO resulted in 1D hierarchical self-assembly behavior in the aqueous phase, leading to the formation of ultralong nanobelts, or spring-like helices, with tunable mean diameters and pitches. In aqueous dispersions the superstructures absorbed in the near-infrared range, which enabled highly efficient conversion of photon energy into thermal energy.