Advanced 1D heterostructures based on nanotube templates and molecules
- Author(s)
- Charlotte Allard, Laurent Alvarez, Jean Louis Bantignies, Nedjma Bendiab, Sofie Cambré, Stephane Campidelli, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Emmanuel Flahaut, Benjamin Flavel, Frédéric Fossard, Etienne Gaufrès, Sebastian Heeg, Jean Sebastien Lauret, Annick Loiseau, Jean Baptiste Marceau, Richard Martel, Laëtitia Marty, Thomas Pichler, Christophe Voisin, Stephanie Reich, Antonio Setaro, Lei Shi, Wim Wenseleers
- Abstract
Recent advancements in materials science have shed light on the potential of exploring hierarchical assemblies of molecules on surfaces, driven by both fundamental and applicative challenges. This field encompasses diverse areas including molecular storage, drug delivery, catalysis, and nanoscale chemical reactions. In this context, the utilization of nanotube templates (NTs) has emerged as promising platforms for achieving advanced one-dimensional (1D) molecular assemblies. NTs offer cylindrical, crystalline structures with high aspect ratios, capable of hosting molecules both externally and internally (Mol@NT). Furthermore, NTs possess a wide array of available diameters, providing tunability for tailored assembly. This review underscores recent breakthroughs in the field of Mol@NT. The first part focuses on the diverse panorama of structural properties in Mol@NT synthesized in the last decade. The advances in understanding encapsulation, adsorption, and ordering mechanisms are detailed. In a second part, the review highlights the physical interactions and photophysics properties of Mol@NT obtained by the confinement of molecules and nanotubes in the van der Waals distance regime. The last part of the review describes potential applicative fields of these 1D heterostructures, providing specific examples in photovoltaics, luminescent materials, and bio-imaging. A conclusion gathers current challenges and perspectives of the field to foster discussion in related communities.
- Organisation(s)
- Electronic Properties of Materials
- External organisation(s)
- Polytechnique Montréal, Laboratoire Charles Coulomb (L2C) CNRS, UMR 5221, University of Grenoble Alpes, University of Antwerp, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, CNRS-Onera, Université Bordeaux, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Université Paris Saclay, University of Montreal, Université Paris VII - Paris-Diderot, Freie Universität Berlin (FU), Pegaso University, Sun Yat-sen University
- Journal
- Chemical Society Reviews
- Volume
- 53
- Pages
- 8457-8512
- No. of pages
- 56
- ISSN
- 0306-0012
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cs00467h
- Publication date
- 07-2024
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103018 Materials physics
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/advanced-1d-heterostructures-based-on-nanotube-templates-and-molecules(1e3942a9-889d-4057-b21e-2834d0b38a1b).html