Fullerene Pipes
Jie Liu(University of Houston), Andrew G. Rinzler(University of Houston), Hongjie Dai(University of Houston), Jason H. Hafner(University of Houston), Robert Bradley(University of Houston), Peter J. Boul(University of Houston), Adrian Lu(University of Houston), Terry Iverson(University of Houston), Konstantin B. Shelimov(University of Houston), Chad Huffman(University of Houston), Fernando J. Rodríguez-Macías(University of Houston), Young‐Seok Shon(University of Houston), T. Randall Lee(University of Houston), Daniel T. Colbert(University of Houston), R. E. Smalley(University of Houston)
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Abstract
Single-wall fullerene nanotubes were converted from nearly endless, highly tangled ropes into short, open-ended pipes that behave as individual macromolecules. Raw nanotube material was purified in large batches, and the ropes were cut into 100- to 300-nanometer lengths. The resulting pieces formed a stable colloidal suspension in water with the help of surfactants. These suspensions permit a variety of manipulations, such as sorting by length, derivatization, and tethering to gold surfaces.
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