期刊
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
卷 15, 期 17, 页码 4419-4427出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801818
关键词
cycloaddition; electrochemistry; electron transfer; fullerenes; nanoparticles
资金
- University of Trieste
- INSTM
- MUR [2006034372]
- FIRB [RBNE033]
- National Science Foundation [DMR-0809129]
We describe the synthesis and characterization of a novel ferrocene-carbon onion derivative, where ferrocene acts as an electron-donating moiety, while the carbon nano-onion (CNO) serves as the electron acceptor. CNOs were functionalized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and the resulting products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, Raman and energy dispersive spectroscopics. The electronic properties of the Fc-CNO derivative were investigated by electrochemical and photophysical techniques, complemented by quantum chemical calculations. On average, the CNOs have a spherical appearance with six shells. Functionalization saturates one carbon atom in 36 carbon atoms on the outer cage of the CNO. Through-space interactions between the Fc moiety and the CNO core were detected electrochemically. Fluorescence was observed at low and high energies with an intrinsic decay that is faster at lower energies. Based on theory and experiment, we conclude that, after absorption of a photon at low energy, there is emission from CNOs characterized by larger external shells and a lower degree of functionalization. At high energy, emission comes from CNOs with smaller external shells and a higher degree of functionalization.
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