Golf ball-like architecture fabricated by supramolecular self-assembly of naphthalene diimide†
Abstract
In this manuscript we demonstrate a simple procedure for the fabrication of wrinkled surface golf ball-like nanostructures in a 3D fashion using naphthalene diimide (NDI-S) derivatives. The golf ball-like microsphere morphology was obtained by mixing NDI-S in 45% hexane with a CHCl3 solution. The structural formation was visualised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), while DLS, UV-vis absorption and fluorescence were used to determine the mode of aggregation.