COLL 438 |
| Kenji Hisada1, Kiyofumi Tanaka2, Teruo Hori2, and Yuji Tokunaga3. (1) Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui, 910-8507, Japan, (2) Department of Fiber Amenity Engineering, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui, 910-8507, Japan, (3) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui, Fukui, 910-8507, Japan |
| For the acheivement of a ubiquitous network, it is essential to store a large amount of information. If the recordable molecules or some nanoparticles are arranged in a well-organized manner, the density of the stored information in the limited area increases remarkably. Fullerene can act as a recordable molecule due to its excellent electrochemical and photochemical properties. In this paper, we have developed a procedure to prepare the ultra-thin film of supermolecules of a spherical fullerene and water-soluble hosts. Fullerene is so hydrophobic that it easily forms a three-dimensional aggregate on the water surface. When fullerene was spread on a host solution, the fullerene was captured by the host at the air-water interface and formed amphiphilic supermolecule. The morphology of the supramolecular assembled films was examined by changing the host molecules, the initial density of fullerene, the subphase temperature and the additives in the subphase. |
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Symposium in Memory of Arthur W. Adamson
2:00 PM-5:40 PM, Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Marriott -- Orange County 4, Oral
Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry |