Directly observed covalent coupling of quantum dots to single-wall carbon nanotubes.
Carboxylate chemistry is used to covalently couple metal nanoparticles to defect sites in controllably oxidized single-walled carbon nanotube termini and side-walls, and this process monitored by atomic force microscopy.
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK OX1 3QR.
Bobak R
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Azamian
Karl S
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Coleman
Jason J
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Davis
Neal
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Hanson
Malcolm L H
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Green