Carbon nanostructures theme issue

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Journal of Materials Chemistry Carbon Nanostructures theme issue

20 March 2008

The discovery of fullerenes in 1985 established interest in new allotropes of carbon, which came to include carbon nanotubes, nanohorns, and graphenes, as well as other less common carbon nano-objects. A huge amount of work has followed, stemming from the expectations that these carbon nanostructures have for potential applications in different fields ranging from materials science and molecular electronics to biological and biomedical applications.

Guest edited by Dirk Guldi, Maurizio Prato and Nazario Martin, this issue contains 14 articles and 5 Feature articles from some of the leaders in the field, including Francis D'Souza and C. N. R. Rao.

See below for the articles in the issue. We hope that you will enjoy reading the articles.

Editorial

Theme issue: carbon nanostructures
J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1415
DOI: 10.1039/b802512f
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Feature Articles

The nano-forms of carbon
Juan Luis Delgado, Ma�ngeles Herranz and Nazario Mart�n,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1417
DOI: 10.1039/b717218d
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Photofunctional nanomaterials composed of multiporphyrins and carbon-based -electron acceptors
Shunichi Fukuzumi and Takahiko Kojima,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1427
DOI: 10.1039/b717958h
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Self-assembled tetrapyrrole�fullerene and tetrapyrrole�carbon nanotube donor�acceptor hybrids for light induced electron transfer applications
Raghu Chitta and Francis D'Souza,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1440
DOI: 10.1039/b717502g
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A bottom-up approach from molecular nanographenes to unconventional carbon materials
Linjie Zhi and Klaus M�llen,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1472
DOI: 10.1039/b717585j
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The structure and reactivity of nanoscale diamond
Anke Krueger,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1485
DOI: 10.1039/b716673g
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Papers

Preferred functionalization of metallic and small-diameter single walled carbon nanotubes via reductive alkylation
D. Wunderlich, F. Hauke and A. Hirsch,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1493
DOI: 10.1039/b716732f
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Pyrene-tetrathiafulvalene supramolecular assembly with different types of carbon nanotubes
Christian Ehli, Dirk M. Guldi, M. �ngeles Herranz, Nazario Mart�n, St�phane Campidelli and Maurizio Prato,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1498
DOI: 10.1039/b716892f
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Photophysical, electrochemical, and mesomorphic properties of a liquid-crystalline [60]fullerene�peralkylated ferrocene dyad
St�phane Campidelli, Marjorie S�verac, David Scanu, Robert Deschenaux, Ester V�zquez, Dragana Milic, Maurizio Prato, Maurizio Carano, Massimo Marcaccio, Francesco Paolucci, G. M. Aminur Rahman and Dirk M. Guldi,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1504
DOI: 10.1039/b716806c
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Efficient photosensitized energy transfer and near-IR fluorescence from porphyrin�SWNT complexes
John P. Casey, Sergei M. Bachilo and R. Bruce Weisman,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1510
DOI: 10.1039/b716649d
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A study of graphenes prepared by different methods: characterization, properties and solubilization
K. S. Subrahmanyam, S. R. C. Vivekchand, A. Govindaraj and C. N. R. Rao,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1517
DOI: 10.1039/b716536f
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Liquid-crystalline methanofullerodendrimers which display columnar mesomorphism
Natacha Maringa, Julie Lenoble, Bertrand Donnio, Daniel Guillon and Robert Deschenaux,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1524
DOI: 10.1039/b717105f
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Magnetic properties of individual carbon clusters, clusters inside fullerenes and graphitic nanoribbons
F. L�pez-Ur�as, E. Cruz-Silva, E. Mu�oz-Sandoval, M. Terrones and H. Terrones,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1535
DOI: 10.1039/b716752k
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Implementing a tripodal relay station in a phthalocyanine�[60]fullerene conjugate
Maurizio Quintiliani, Axel Kahnt, Purificaci�n V�zquez, Dirk M. Guldi and Tom�s Torres,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1542
DOI: 10.1039/b716322c
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Organotin chemistry for the preparation of fullerene-rich nanostructures
B�atrice Delavaux-Nicot, Adrien Kaeser, Uwe Hahn, Aline G�gout, Pierre-Elie Brandli, Carine Duhayon, Yannick Coppel, Alix Saquet and Jean-Fran�ois Nierengarten,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1547
DOI: 10.1039/b716506d
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Synthesis of carbon nanohorns by a gas-injected arc-in-water method and application to catalyst-support for polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes
Noriaki Sano, Yuu Kimura and Tatsuhiro Suzuki,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1555
DOI: 10.1039/b717302d
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Experimental study of catalyst nanoparticle and single walled carbon nanotube formation in a controlled premixed combustion
John Z. Wen, Henning Richter, William H. Green, Jack B. Howard, Meri Treska, Paula M. Jardim and John B. Vander Sande,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1561
DOI: 10.1039/b717067j
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Redox-active Si(100) surfaces covalently functionalised with [60]fullerene conjugates: new hybrid materials for molecular-based devices
Fabrizio Cattaruzza, Anna Llanes-Pallas, Andrea G. Marrani, Enrique A. Dalchiele, Franco Decker, Robertino Zanoni, Maurizio Prato and Davide Bonifazi,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1570
DOI: 10.1039/b717438a
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Modelling study of single walled carbon nanotube formation in a premixed flame
John Z. Wen, Matthew Celnik, Henning Richter, Meri Treska, John B. Vander Sande and Markus Kraft,�J. Mater. Chem., 2008, 18, 1582
DOI: 10.1039/b717256g
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