Multilayer Structures of Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticles as a Unique SERS and SEIRA Substrate

A computational study of unique properti

A computational study of unique properties of pillar[n]quinones: Self-assembly to tubular structures and potential applications as electron acceptors and anion recognizers

✍ Ka-un Lao; Chin-hui Yu 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 468 KB

Density functional theory has been used to calculate the thermodynamic properties and molecular orbitals of pillar[n]quinones. Pillar[n]quinones are expected to be effective electron acceptors and the ability to accept more than one electron increases with the size of the interior cavity. Pillar[5]q