On the origin of the great rigidity of Self-Assembled diphenylalanine nanotubes

Pavel Zelenovskiy, Igor Kornev, Semen Vasilev, Andrei Kholkina

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Abstract

The elastic properties of the nanotubes of self-assembled aromatic dipeptide diphenylalanine are investigated by means of Raman spectroscopy and a mass-in-mass 1D model. Analysis of nanotubes' lattice vibrations reveals the essential contribution of the water in the nanochannel core of the tubes to the Young's modulus and high water mobility along the channel. Direct measurements of the Young's modulus performed by nanoindentation confirm the obtained results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29681-29685
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume18
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

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