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Subnanometer-Wide Indium Selenide Nanoribbons (2023)
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Cull, W. J., Skowron, S. T., Hayter, R., Stoppiello, C. T., Rance, G. A., Biskupek, J., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2023). Subnanometer-Wide Indium Selenide Nanoribbons. ACS Nano, 17(6), 6062-6072. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c00670

Indium selenides (InxSey) have been shown to retain several desirable properties, such as ferroelectricity, tunable photoluminescence through temperature-controlled phase changes, and high electron mobility when confined to two dimensions (2D). In th... Read More about Subnanometer-Wide Indium Selenide Nanoribbons.

Defect Etching in Carbon Nanotube Walls for Porous Carbon Nanoreactors: Implications for CO2 Sorption and the Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene (2022)
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Astle, M. A., Weilhard, A., Rance, G. A., LeMercier, T. M., Stoppiello, C. T., Norman, L. T., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2022). Defect Etching in Carbon Nanotube Walls for Porous Carbon Nanoreactors: Implications for CO2 Sorption and the Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(2), 2075-2086. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c03803

A method of pore fabrication in the walls of carbon nanotubes has been developed, leading to porous nanotubes that have been filled with catalysts and utilized in liquid- and gas-phase reactions. Chromium oxide nanoparticles have been utilized as hig... Read More about Defect Etching in Carbon Nanotube Walls for Porous Carbon Nanoreactors: Implications for CO2 Sorption and the Hydrosilylation of Phenylacetylene.

An Expanded 2D Fused Aromatic Network with 90-Ring Hexagons (2021)
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Riaño, A., Strutyński, K., Liu, M., Stoppiello, C. T., Lerma‐Berlanga, B., Saeki, A., …Mateo-Alonso, A. (2022). An Expanded 2D Fused Aromatic Network with 90-Ring Hexagons. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(2), Article e202113657. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202113657

Two-dimensional fused aromatic networks (2D FANs) have emerged as a highly versatile alternative to holey graphene. The synthesis of 2D FANs with increasingly larger lattice dimensions will enable new application perspectives. However, the synthesis... Read More about An Expanded 2D Fused Aromatic Network with 90-Ring Hexagons.

Synthesis of ultrathin rhenium disulfide nanoribbons using nano test tubes (2021)
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Norman, L. T., Biskupek, J., Rance, G. A., Stoppiello, C. T., Kaiser, U., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2022). Synthesis of ultrathin rhenium disulfide nanoribbons using nano test tubes. Nano Research, 15(2), 1282-1287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3650-2

The synthesis of ultrathin rhenium disulfide (ReS2) nanoribbons within single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been established. Dirhenium decacarbonyl complex is encapsulated into the SWNTs to provide a source of confined rhenium atoms, which rea... Read More about Synthesis of ultrathin rhenium disulfide nanoribbons using nano test tubes.

Atomic mechanism of metal crystal nucleus formation in a single-walled carbon nanotube (2020)
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Cao, K., Biskupek, J., Stoppiello, C. T., McSweeney, R. L., Chamberlain, T. W., Liu, Z., …Kaiser, U. (2020). Atomic mechanism of metal crystal nucleus formation in a single-walled carbon nanotube. Nature Chemistry, 12, 921–928. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0538-9

Knowing how crystals nucleate at the atomic scale is crucial for understanding, and in turn controlling, the structure and properties of a wide variety of materials. However, because of the scale and highly dynamic nature of nuclei, the formation and... Read More about Atomic mechanism of metal crystal nucleus formation in a single-walled carbon nanotube.

A Wavy Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework from Core-Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (2019)
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Melle-Franco, M., Martínez-Abadía, M., Stoppiello, C. T., Strutynski, K., Lerma-Berlanga, B., Martí-Gastaldo, C., …Mateo-Alonso, A. (2019). A Wavy Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework from Core-Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(36), 14403-14410. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b07383

A high degree of crystallinity is an essential aspect in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks, as many properties depend strongly on the structural arrangement of the different layers and their constituents. We introduce herein a new design st... Read More about A Wavy Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework from Core-Twisted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes (2019)
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Jordan, J. W., Lowe, G. A., McSweeney, R. L., Stoppiello, C. T., Lodge, R. W., Skowron, S. T., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2019). Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Advanced Materials, 31(41), Article 1904182. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904182

The development of next‐generation molecular‐electronic, electrocatalytic, and energy‐storage systems depends on the availability of robust materials in which molecular charge‐storage sites and conductive hosts are in intimate contact. It is shown he... Read More about Host–Guest Hybrid Redox Materials Self‐Assembled from Polyoxometalates and Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Comparison of atomic scale dynamics for the middle and late transition metal nanocatalysts (2018)
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Cao, K., Zoberbier, T., Biskupek, J., Botos, A., McSweeney, R. L., Kurtoglu, A., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2018). Comparison of atomic scale dynamics for the middle and late transition metal nanocatalysts. Nature Communications, 9, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05831-z

Catalysis of chemical reactions by nanosized clusters of transition metals holds the key to the provision of sustainable energy and materials. However, the atomistic behaviour of nanocatalysts still remains largely unknown due to uncertainties associ... Read More about Comparison of atomic scale dynamics for the middle and late transition metal nanocatalysts.

Encapsulation of cadmium selenide nanocrystals in biocompatible nanotubes: DFT calculations, X-ray diffraction investigations and confocal fluorescence imaging (2018)
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Calatayud, D. G., Ge, H., Kuganathan, N., Mirabello, V., Jacobs, R. M., Rees, N. H., …Pascu, S. I. (2018). Encapsulation of cadmium selenide nanocrystals in biocompatible nanotubes: DFT calculations, X-ray diffraction investigations and confocal fluorescence imaging. ChemistryOpen, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201700184

The encapsulation of CdSe nanocrystals within singlewalled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) cavities of varying dimensions at elevated temperatures under strictly air-tight conditions is described for the first time. The structures of CdSe nanocrystals under... Read More about Encapsulation of cadmium selenide nanocrystals in biocompatible nanotubes: DFT calculations, X-ray diffraction investigations and confocal fluorescence imaging.

Comparison of alkene hydrogenation in carbon nanoreactors of different diameters: probing the effects of nanoscale confinement on ruthenium nanoparticle catalysis (2017)
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Aygun, M., Stoppiello, C. T., Lebedeva, M. A., Smith, E. F., Gimenez-Lopez, M. D. C., Khlobystov, A. N., & Chamberlain, T. W. (in press). Comparison of alkene hydrogenation in carbon nanoreactors of different diameters: probing the effects of nanoscale confinement on ruthenium nanoparticle catalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 40(5), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA03691D

The catalytic properties of ruthenium nanoparticles (RuNPs) supported in carbon nanoreactors of different diameters – single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs, width of cavity 1.5 nm) and hollow graphitised nanofibers (GNFs, width of cavity 50-70 nm) –... Read More about Comparison of alkene hydrogenation in carbon nanoreactors of different diameters: probing the effects of nanoscale confinement on ruthenium nanoparticle catalysis.

A one-pot-one-reactant synthesis of platinum compounds at the nanoscale (2017)
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Stoppiello, C. T., Biskupek, J., Li, Z. Y., Rance, G. A., Botos, A., Fogarty, R. M., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2017). A one-pot-one-reactant synthesis of platinum compounds at the nanoscale. Nanoscale, 9(38), https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR05976K

The preparation of inorganic nanomaterials with a desired structure and specific properties requires the ability to strictly control their size, shape and composition. A series of chemical reactions with platinum compounds carried out within the 1.5... Read More about A one-pot-one-reactant synthesis of platinum compounds at the nanoscale.

Growth of Carbon Nanotubes inside Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Coalescence of Fullerenes: Toward the World's Smallest Coaxial Cable (2017)
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Walker, K. E., Rance, G. A., Pekker, Á., Tóháti, H. M., Fay, M. W., Lodge, R. W., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2017). Growth of Carbon Nanotubes inside Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Coalescence of Fullerenes: Toward the World's Smallest Coaxial Cable. Small Methods, 1(9), 1700184. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201700184

The use of boron nitride nanotubes as effective nanoscale containers for the confinement and thermal transformations of molecules of C60-fullerene has been demonstrated. The gas-phase insertion of fullerenes into the internal channel of boron nitride... Read More about Growth of Carbon Nanotubes inside Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Coalescence of Fullerenes: Toward the World's Smallest Coaxial Cable.

Carbon Nanotubes as Electrically Active Nanoreactors for Multi-Step Inorganic Synthesis: Sequential Transformations of Molecules to Nanoclusters and Nanoclusters to Nanoribbons (2016)
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Botos, A., Biskupek, J., Chamberlain, T. W., Rance, G. A., Stoppiello, C. T., Sloan, J., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2016). Carbon Nanotubes as Electrically Active Nanoreactors for Multi-Step Inorganic Synthesis: Sequential Transformations of Molecules to Nanoclusters and Nanoclusters to Nanoribbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(26), 8175-8183. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b03633

In organic synthesis, the composition and structure of products are predetermined by the reaction conditions; however, the synthesis of well-defined inorganic nanostructures often presents a significant challenge yielding non-stoichiometric or polymo... Read More about Carbon Nanotubes as Electrically Active Nanoreactors for Multi-Step Inorganic Synthesis: Sequential Transformations of Molecules to Nanoclusters and Nanoclusters to Nanoribbons.

Chemical reactions at the graphitic step-edge: changes in product distribution of catalytic reactions as a tool to explore the environment within carbon nanoreactors (2016)
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Lebedeva, M. A., Chamberlain, T. W., Thomas, A., Thomas, B. E., Stoppiello, C. T., Volkova, E., …Khlobystov, A. N. (2016). Chemical reactions at the graphitic step-edge: changes in product distribution of catalytic reactions as a tool to explore the environment within carbon nanoreactors. Nanoscale, 8(22), 11727-11737. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NR03360A

A series of explorative cross-coupling reactions have been developed to investigate the local nanoscale environment around catalytically active Pd(II)complexes encapsulated within hollow graphitised nanofiber (GNF). Two new fullerene-containing and f... Read More about Chemical reactions at the graphitic step-edge: changes in product distribution of catalytic reactions as a tool to explore the environment within carbon nanoreactors.