Facile fabrication of hollow carbon nanomaterials by directed polymerization of butadiyne on the surface of reverse micelles
Sara Jahani, Jean-François Morin, Anna M. Ritcey · 2026
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Sara Jahani and colleagues describe, in a 2026 materials study, a gentle route to hollow carbon nanoparticles whose shape can be chosen in advance. Earlier methods rarely offered precise shape control, so the team grew the particles on self-assembled soap-like templates inside a reverse microemulsion of surfactant, water, and hexane.
By adjusting the water content, the templates settle into spheres, cylinders, or flat lamellar sheets. A butadiyne monomer then polymerizes at room temperature on the template surface, and simple washing removes the scaffold, leaving hollow carbon copies in the same three shapes. Electron microscopy confirmed the hollow forms, and a battery of spectroscopy methods showed the walls consist mainly of sp2-hybridized carbon. The authors present the approach as a simple shape-writing tool for carbon nanomaterials aimed at imaging, delivery, sensing, and catalysis.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sara Jahani, Jean-François Morin, Anna M. Ritcey |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33752 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |