Directed assembly of fullerenols via electrostatic and coordination interactions to fabricate diverse and water-soluble metal cation-fullerene nanocluster complexes.

ABSTRACT: Metal ion-nanocluster coordination complexes can produce a variety of functional engineered nanomaterials with promising characteristics to enable widespread applications. Herein, the visualization observation of the interactions of metal ions and fullerene derivatives, particularly anionic fullerenols (Fol), were carried out in aqueous solutions. The alkali metal salts only resulted in salting out of Fol to gain re-soluble sediments, whereas multivalent metal cations (Mⁿ⁺, n = 2, 3) modulated further assembly of Fol to produce insoluble hybrids. These provide crucial insights into the directed assembly of Fol that two major forces involved in actuation are electrostatic and coordination effects. Through the precise modulation of feed ratios of Fol to Mⁿ

SUBMITTER: He R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763661 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature