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February 22, 2004

Nanomushroom

Source:  Sergei Smirnov

      References:

S.Smirnov, P.A. Liddell, I. Vlassiouk, A. Teslja, D. Kuciauskas, C. L. Braun, A. L. Moore, T.A. Moore, and D. Gust,  "Characterization of the Giant Transient Dipole Generated by Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a Carotene-Porphyrin-Fullerene Molecular Triad,"  J. Phys. Chem, 107, 7567-7573 (2003).

S.Smirnov, I. Vlassiouk,O. Kutzki, M.Wedel, F.-P. Montforts, "Unusual Role of Oxygen in Electron Transfer Processes", JACS,  124, 4212-4213 (2002).

Description:

Sometimes unexpected results sprout up in unusual places!  This "nanomushroom" happened to grow among a field of nanowires.  Researchers grow many types of nanostructures, some for their intrinsic properties, and others as tools.  The Electron Transfer group at New Mexico State University grows their nanowires to help probe the electron transfer properties of organic molecules.  The mushroom may not be quite what they were looking for, but it is a great example of the range of shapes nanostructures can come in.
 

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