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A Carbon Nano‐Onion–Ferrocene Donor–Acceptor System: Synthesis,Characterization and Properties |
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| Authors: | Carla T. Cioffi Dr. Amit Palkar Dr. Frederic Melin Dr. Amar Kumbhar Luis Echegoyen Prof. Dr. Manuel Melle‐Franco Francesco Zerbetto Prof. Dr. G. M. Aminur Rahman Dr. Christian Ehli Vito Sgobba Dr. Dirk M. Guldi Prof. Dr. Maurizio Prato Prof. Dr. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Center of Excellence on Nanostructured Materials CENMAT, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste (Italy), Fax: (+39)?04052572;2. Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, SC 29634 (USA);3. Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, V.?F. Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna (Italy);4. Department Chemie und Physik and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universit?t Erlangen‐Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen (Germany) |
| Abstract: | Don't cry! The attachment of ferrocene moieties on the surface of carbon nano‐onions influences the electrochemical properties of these moieties and the photophysical properties of the carbon nano‐onions (see figure). Quantum chemical calculations confirm that the spectral properties of carbon nano‐onions depend on their size and the degree of functionalisation.  |
| Keywords: | cycloaddition electrochemistry electron transfer fullerenes nanoparticles |