A multifunctional molecular bridge for carbon–silver nanohybrids enabling flexible electronic and biocidal applications
Edoardo Testa·Vincenzina Barbera·Davide Gentile·Dario Allevi·Simone Raciti·Francesco Goto·Maurizio Galimberti·Nina Bono·Gabriele Candiani·Mattia Mondella·Alberto Bottari·Gianlorenzo Bussetti
The integration of antimicrobial activity and electrical conductivity in carbon-based materials requires precise control of surface chemistry and metal-carbon interfaces under scalable conditions. Here, a pyrrole-based dual-function molecular bridge (serinol-pyrrole, SP) is employed as a molecular interface to covalently functionalize sp 2 carbon allotropes and to drive the in situ nucleation of silver nanoparticles via a mild, surfactant-free Tollens-type process. This chemistry enables control