A Negatively Curved Nanographene with Four Embedded Heptagons
Sven M. Elbert, Owen T. A. Paine, Tobias Kirschbaum, Moritz P. Schuldt, Laura Weber, Frank Röminger, Michael Mastalerz
Abstract
Negatively curved nanographenes are considered as cutouts of three-dimensional fully sp 2 -hybridized carbon allotropes such as Schwarzites. Here we present the synthesis of a C 76 cut-out of the Schwarzite 8-4-1-p proposed by Lenosky et al. and investigate its optical as well as electrochemical properties. Furthermore, supramolecular interactions with fullerenes C 60 and C 70 were studied.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistrySynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsGraphene research and applicationsFullerene Chemistry and Applications