2005 Volume 33 Issue 1 Pages 24-28
Recently preparation of various carbon nanomaterials such as C60 and carbon nanotubes by laser ablation has been widely investigated. On the other hand, few attempts have been made to prepare organic nanomaterials due to problems with photo-bleaching of their functional groups. However, it has been demonstrated that minute control of ablation condition enabled the formation of functional organic nanomaterials without decomposition. Novel organic nanoparticles were also formed by selective elimination and polymerization reaction. In this paper, recent progress in preparation of several carbon and organic nanomaterials by laser ablation will be reviewed. After a brief introduction of the preparation of fullerene and carbon nanotubes, diamond nano particles and polyyne preparation will be discussed. In addition, preparation of organic nanoparticles such as a phthalocyanine derivative and a conducting polymer by laser ablation will be presented.
