Porphyrin coordination polymer nanospheres and nanorods

Patent · Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI ID:1092944

Wang, Zhongchun; Shelnutt, John A.; Medforth, Craig J.

A porphyrin coordination polymer nanostructure comprising a network of pyridyl porphyrin molecules and coordinating metal ions coordinatively bound through the pyridyl groups. In some embodiments, the porphyrins are metalloporphyrins. A variety of nanostructures are formed by the network polymer, including nanospheres, polygonal nanostructures, nanorods, and nanofibers, depending on a variety of factors including coordination metal ion, porphyrin type, metal of the metalloporphyrin, and degree of agitation during nanostructure formation. Reduction of coordinating metal ions may be used to form metal nanoparticles on the coordination polymer nanostructure.

• Research Organization: SNL-A (Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (United States))
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• Assignee: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
• Patent Number(s): 8,530,614
• Application Number: 13/664,170
• OSTI ID: 1092944
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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