Host-guest interactions in azafullerene (C59N)-single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) peapod hybrid structures.
The effect of azafullerene encapsulation on the electronic states of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is investigated; UV-vis-NIR absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy shows that the interaction between SWCNTs and the encapsulated azafullerenes is originated from the weak intermolecular forces, which suggests a lack of strong doping effect such as electron transfer between them.
Iizumi
Yoko
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Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, 305-8577, Tsukuba, Japan.
Okazaki
Toshiya
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Liu
Zheng
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Suenaga
Kazu
K
Nakanishi
Takeshi
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Iijima
Sumio
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Rotas
Georgios
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Tagmatarchis
Nikos
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