Self‐Assembly Made Durable: Water‐Repellent Materials Formed by Cross‐Linking Fullerene Derivatives

Abstract

Fullerene flakes: A diacetylene-functionalized fullerene derivative self-organizes into flakelike microparticles (see picture). Both the diacetylene and C(60) moieties can be effectively cross-linked, which leads to supramolecular materials with remarkable resistivity to solvent, heat, and mechanical stress. Moreover, the surface of the cross-linked flakelike objects is highly durable and water-repellent.

Fabrication of a Superhydrophobic Surface from a Smectic Liquid‐Crystal Defect Array

“…For practical applications, it is necessary to test for durability test under several different conditions. [35] In the present study, we executed durability for to heating, acid/base, organic solvents, and UV irradiation (see the Supporting Information, Figs. S3-S5).…”

Large-area fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces for practical applications: an overview

“…Besides durability, issues such as large-area production and the availability and price of raw materials should also be taken into consideration. In the future, superhydrophobic surfaces based on novel materials, such as carbon nanotubes [75], fullerenes [76,77], gold [78] and carbon fibers, might also be produced at a large scale once the price of these materials is reduced.…”

Fullerene‐Containing Liquid Crystals

“…The absence of any visible signal corresponding to some correlation between the C 60 moieties within these layers embryos could be attributed to the continuity of the electronic density between the C 60 embedded by the polarizable parts of the mesogens, as proposed by the model of Figure 6.32 deduced from molecular dynamic simulation. With the view to exploit C 60 as a synthetic platform for the design of liquidcrystalline materials with unconventional shapes, the mesomorphic properties of fullerodendrimers based on the bisaddition pattern obtained through [1,3] dipolar cycloaddition were also investigated [60]. Liquid-crystalline trans-2, trans-3, and equatorial bisadducts were obtained by condensation of the liquid-crystalline promoter, which carries a carboxylic acid function, with the corresponding bisaminofullerene derivatives.…”

“…In the field of C 60 materials science, studies deal with the self-organization of molecules having original ordered structures [1][2][3][4] and mainly thermotropic or lyotropic liquid-crystalline mesophases, micelles, membranes, or mono-and multilayered films [5][6][7][8][9][10]. However, the development of functional devices very often requires dedicated engineering of the molecules, that is, functionalization of the molecules for controlling their self-organization.…”