Redox-active, luminescent coordination nanosheet capsules containing magnetite

Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 14;10(1):13818. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70715-6.

Abstract

Two-dimensional coordination nanosheets (CONASHs) are grown at the spherical liquid-liquid interface of a dichloromethane droplet in water to form zero-dimensional nano- and micro-capsules using a simple dropping method, a syringe-pump method, and an emulsion method. Reaction of 1,3,5-tris[4-(4'-2,2':6',2″-terpyridyl)phenyl]benzene (1) with Fe(BF4)2 affords electrochromic Fe(tpy)2 CONASH capsules and that of ligand 1 with ZnSO4 does photoluminescent Zn2(μ-O2SO2)2(tpy)2 CONASH capsules. Fe(tpy)2 CONASH capsules containing magnetite particles were produced by the syringe-pump method by adding magnetite to the aqueous phase, with the assembly and dispersion of the magnetite-containing CONASH capsules being easily controlled with a magnet. This indicates that physicochemically functional CONASH capsules are suitable for incorporating other functional materials to develop hybrid systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't