Issue 27, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Synthesis of fullerene@gold core–shell nanostructures†

Yupeng Ren,*a   Priyankar Paira,b   Tapas Ranjan Nayak,b   Wee Han Angc  and  Giorgia Pastorin*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 ZuChongZhi Road, Shanghai, China
E-mail: pharen99@gmail.com

b Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Science Drive 2, Singapore
E-mail: phapg@nus.edu.sg
Fax: +65 6779 1556
Tel: +65 6516 1876

c Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore

Abstract

A “direct encapsulation” method was developed for the synthesis of highly stable water-soluble fullerene@gold core–shell nanostructures, with gold nanoshells showing either closed or porous morphology. This gold nano-shell coating formed a “nano-oven”, capable of decomposing encapsulated fullerene molecules rapidly when irradiated by laser. We envisaged this being a useful tool for chemical reactions as well as a novel scaffold for nano-material synthesis.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of fullerene@gold core–shell nanostructures

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC10599J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2011
Accepted
23 May 2011
First published
08 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 7710-7712

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Synthesis of fullerene@gold core–shell nanostructures

Y. Ren, P. Paira, T. R. Nayak, W. H. Ang and G. Pastorin, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 7710 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10599J

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