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'Laser Chemistry' Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties, And Chemical Processing Of Nanostructured Carbon Foams, Andres Seral-Ascaso, Rosa Garriga, Maria Luisa Sanjuan, Joselito M. Razal, Ruth Lahoz, Mariano Laguna, German F. De La Fuente, Edgar Munoz Jan 2013

'Laser Chemistry' Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties, And Chemical Processing Of Nanostructured Carbon Foams, Andres Seral-Ascaso, Rosa Garriga, Maria Luisa Sanjuan, Joselito M. Razal, Ruth Lahoz, Mariano Laguna, German F. De La Fuente, Edgar Munoz

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Laser ablation of selected coordination complexes can lead to the production of metal-carbon hybrid materials, whose composition and structure can be tailored by suitably choosing the chemical composition of the irradiated targets. This 'laser chemistry' approach, initially applied by our group to the synthesis of P-containing nanostructured carbon foams (NCFs) from triphenylphosphine-based Au and Cu compounds, is broadened in this study to the production of other metal-NCFs and P-free NCFs. Thus, our results show that P-free coordination compounds and commercial organic precursors can act as efficient carbon source for the growth of NCFs. Physicochemical characterization reveals that NCFs are low-density …


One-Pot Synthesis Of Colloidal Silicon Quantum Dots And Surface Functionalization Via Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry, Xiaoyu Cheng, Richard Gondosiswanto, Simone Ciampi, Peter J. Reece, J Justin Gooding Jan 2012

One-Pot Synthesis Of Colloidal Silicon Quantum Dots And Surface Functionalization Via Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry, Xiaoyu Cheng, Richard Gondosiswanto, Simone Ciampi, Peter J. Reece, J Justin Gooding

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

A solution method for preparing surface functionalized colloidal silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) is presented. SiQDs prepared by this method are reasonably monodispersed and can be further functionalized via thiol-ene click reactions to introduce specific functionalities (i.e. -NH2, -COOH, -SO 3 -, alkane, alkene).


A Novel Route To Copper(Ii) Detection Using 'Click' Chemistry-Induced Aggregation Of Gold Nanoparticles, Carol Hua, William H. Zhang, Swahnnya De Almeida, Simone Ciampi, Danmar Gloria, Guozhen Liu, Jason Brian Harper, J Justin Gooding Jan 2012

A Novel Route To Copper(Ii) Detection Using 'Click' Chemistry-Induced Aggregation Of Gold Nanoparticles, Carol Hua, William H. Zhang, Swahnnya De Almeida, Simone Ciampi, Danmar Gloria, Guozhen Liu, Jason Brian Harper, J Justin Gooding

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

A simple colorimetric method for the detection of copper ions in water is described. This method is based on the 'click' copper(i)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction and its use in promoting the aggregation of azide-tagged gold nanoparticles by a dialkyne cross-linker is described. Nanoparticle cross-linking, evidenced as a colour change, is used for the detection of copper ions. The lowest detected concentration by the naked eye was 1.8 μM, with the response linear with log(concentration) between 1.8-200 μM. The selectivity relative to other potentially interfering ions was evaluated.


Oxidative Acetylenic Coupling Reactions As A Surface Chemistry Tool, Simone Ciampi, Michael James, Nadim A. Darwish, Erwann Luais, Bin Guan, Jason Brian Harper, J Justin Gooding Jan 2011

Oxidative Acetylenic Coupling Reactions As A Surface Chemistry Tool, Simone Ciampi, Michael James, Nadim A. Darwish, Erwann Luais, Bin Guan, Jason Brian Harper, J Justin Gooding

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

A novel method to prepare redox monolayers on silicon electrodes has been developed that employs CuI-catalyzed oxidative acetylenic coupling reactions for molecular electronic type applications. As the first case study, ethynylferrocene was covalently immobilized onto an acetylene-terminated monolayer on a Si(100) surface to give a 1,3-diyne (CC-CC-) linked redox assembly. The derivatization process requires no protection/de-protection steps, nor activation procedures. The effect of the conjugated diyne linkage on the rate of electron transfer between tethered ferrocenyl units and the silicon electrode is benchmarked against well-established "click" products (i.e. 1,2,3-triazole linkage). The surfaces, after each step, are characterized thoroughly using X-ray …