Synthesis of enantiopure carbonaceous nanotubes with optical activity

  • Shaohua Liu
  • , Yingying Duan
  • , Xuejiao Feng
  • , Jun Yang
  • , Shunai Che*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In one step, self-assembled helical polypyrrole nanotubes were carbonized to enantiopure chiral carbonaceous nanotubes with a partially graphitized nanostructure (see picture). The ordered helical arrangement of the carbon nanostructure resulted in enantiomeric materials with distinct optical activity. Moreover, their unique structure endowed them with high reversible storage capacity of lithium ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6858-6862
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • carbon
  • chirality
  • nanotubes
  • polypyrrole
  • self-assembly

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