Title

Bolaamphiphile Nanotube-Templated Metallized Wires

Abstract

This paper introduces a new method to produce metal-coated nanowires using self-assembled bolaamphiphile nanotubes as templates. Electroless Ni and Cu coatings on the bolaamphiphile nanotubes were achieved in Ni and Cu baths with reducing agents. Raman microscopic analysis indicates that non-hydrogen-bonded amide groups of the bolaamphiphile nanotubes capture metal ions and form stable metal-amide complexes. These complexes seem to become efficient nucleation sites and produce metallic coatings around the bolaamphiphile nanotubes. This method may therefore be applied to construct nano-electric circuits since the metal-coated bolaamphiphile nanotubes can grow on Au electrodes via self-assembled carboxylic acid thiol monolayers. © 2000 American Chemical Society.

Publication Date

10-19-2000

Publication Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volume

104

Issue

41

Number of Pages

9576-9579

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/jp000762g

Socpus ID

0034300381 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0034300381

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