TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanotechnology of diamondoids for the fabrication of nanostructured systems
AU - Yeung, Ka Wai
AU - Dong, Yuqing
AU - Chen, Ling
AU - Tang, Chak Yin
AU - Law, Wing Cheung
AU - Tsui, Gary Chi Pong
N1 - Funding Information:
This work described in this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. PolyU 15229716) and substantially supported by a grant from the Research Committee of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University under account codes RK20, G-YBVX, and G-UABM.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Ka-Wai Yeung et al., published by De Gruyter 2020.
PY - 2020/8/13
Y1 - 2020/8/13
N2 - Diamondoids are cage-like hydrocarbon materials with unique characteristics such as low dielectric constants, negative electron affinity, large steric bulk, and electron-donating ability. They are widely used for advanced functional materials in nanocomposite science. Surface modification of diamondoids also produces functional derivatives that broaden its applications. This article provides a concise review of the fundamentals of diamondoids, including their origin and functionalization, electronic structure, optical properties, and vibrational characteristics. The recent advances of diamondoids and their derivatives in applications, such as nanocomposites and thin film coatings, are presented. The fabrication of diamondoid-based nanostructured devices, including electron emitters, catalyst sensors, and light-emitting diodes, are also reviewed. Finally, the future developments of this unique class of hydrocarbon materials in producing a novel nanostructure system using advanced nanotechnologies are discussed. This review is intended to provide a basic understanding of diamondoid properties, discuss the recent progress of its modifications and functionalization, and highlight its novel applications and future prospects.
AB - Diamondoids are cage-like hydrocarbon materials with unique characteristics such as low dielectric constants, negative electron affinity, large steric bulk, and electron-donating ability. They are widely used for advanced functional materials in nanocomposite science. Surface modification of diamondoids also produces functional derivatives that broaden its applications. This article provides a concise review of the fundamentals of diamondoids, including their origin and functionalization, electronic structure, optical properties, and vibrational characteristics. The recent advances of diamondoids and their derivatives in applications, such as nanocomposites and thin film coatings, are presented. The fabrication of diamondoid-based nanostructured devices, including electron emitters, catalyst sensors, and light-emitting diodes, are also reviewed. Finally, the future developments of this unique class of hydrocarbon materials in producing a novel nanostructure system using advanced nanotechnologies are discussed. This review is intended to provide a basic understanding of diamondoid properties, discuss the recent progress of its modifications and functionalization, and highlight its novel applications and future prospects.
KW - diamondoids
KW - nanocomposites
KW - nanostructures
KW - sp3hydrocarbon
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U2 - 10.1515/ntrev-2020-0051
DO - 10.1515/ntrev-2020-0051
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85091342740
SN - 2191-9089
VL - 9
SP - 650
EP - 669
JO - Nanotechnology Reviews
JF - Nanotechnology Reviews
IS - 1
ER -