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Journal
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This study reveals the capability of nanostructured organic materials to undergo pseudomorphic transformations, a ubiquitous phenomenon occurring in the mineral kingdom that involves the replacement of a mineral phase with a new one while retaining the original shape and volume. Specifically, it is demonstrated that the postoxidation process induced by HOF·CH3CN on preformed thiophene-based 1D nanostructures preserves their macro/microscopic morphology while remarkably altering their electro-optical properties by forming a new oxygenated phase. Experimental evidence proves that this transformation proceeds via an interface-coupled dissolution–precipitation mechanism, leading to the growth of a porous oxidized shell that varies in thickness with exposure time, enveloping the pristine smooth core. The oxygenated species exhibits stronger electron-acceptor characteristics than the core material …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
21 Jan 2025
Authors: 

Mattia Zangoli, Raffaello Mazzaro, Eugenio Lunedei, Eduardo Fabiano, Ilse Manet, Andrea Candini, Alessandro Kovtun, Meriem Goudjil, Alberto Zanelli, Shlomo Rozen, Massimo Gazzano, Massimo Baroncini, Francesca Di Maria

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ACS nano