Directed Organization of Platinum Nanocrystals through Organic Supramolecular Nanoporous Templates

Langmuir. 2017 Nov 7;33(44):12759-12765. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01893. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

Abstract

We propose a novel approach to trap 2 nm Pt nanocrystals using nanoporous two-dimensional supramolecular networks for cavity-confined host-guest recognition process. This will be achieved by taking advantage of two features of supramolecular self-assembly at surfaces: First, its capability to allow the formation of complex 2D architectures, more particularly, nanoporous networks, through noncovalent interactions between organic molecular building-blocks; second, the ability of the nanopores to selectively host and immobilize a large variety of guest species. In this paper, for the first time, we will use isotropic honeycomb networks and anisotropic linear porous supramolecular networks to host 2 nm Pt nanocrystals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't