Noncovalent engineering of carbon nanotube surfaces by rigid, functional conjugated polymers.
We report a new nonwrapping approach to noncovalent engineering of carbon nanotube surfaces by short, rigid functional conjugated polymers, poly(aryleneethynylene)s. Our technique not only enables the dissolution of various types of carbon nanotubes in organic solvents, which represents the first example of solubilization of carbon nanotubes via pi-stacking without polymer wrapping, but could also introduce numerous neutral and ionic functional groups onto the carbon nanotube surfaces.
Chen
Jian
J
Advanced Technologies Group, Zyvex Corporation, 1321 North Plano Road, Richardson, Texas 75081, USA. jchen@zyvex.com
Liu
Haiying
H
Weimer
Wayne A
WA
Halls
Mathew D
MD
Waldeck
David H
DH
Walker
Gilbert C
GC