Solution properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes

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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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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Science

Title: Science (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

ISSN (Electronic): 1095-9203

ISSN (Print): 0036-8075

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 02 1998

Volume: 282

Issue: 5386

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[1 ] Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Center for Applied Energy Research and Advanced Carbon Materials Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.

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DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5386.95

PubMed ID: 9756485

SO-VID: 1eb7661c-8a69-45ef-8d2b-02128c955c74

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