Solution Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Jian Chen(University of Kentucky), M. A. Hamon(University of Kentucky), Hui Hu(University of Kentucky), Yongsheng Chen(University of Kentucky), Apparao M. Rao(University of Kentucky), P. C. Eklund(University of Kentucky), Robert C. Haddon(University of Kentucky)
Science
October 2, 1998
Cited by 2,519

Abstract

Naked metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were dissolved in organic solutions by derivatization with thionychloride and octadecylamine. Both ionic (charge transfer) and covalent solution-phase chemistry with concomitant modulation of the SWNT band structure were demonstrated. Solution-phase near-infrared spectroscopy was used to study the effects of chemical modifications on the band gaps of the SWNTs. Reaction of soluble SWNTs with dichlorocarbene led to functionalization of the nanotube walls.


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