title: Evidence for covalent bonding of aryl groups to MnO2 nanorods from diazonium-based grafting.
abstract: We show here that the surface of MnO2 nanorods can be modified with aryl groups by grafting from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions of aryldiazonium salts. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy provides direct evidence for covalent bonding of aryl groups to MnO2 through surface oxygens.
authors.affiliation: MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. alison.downard@canterbury.ac.nz.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brooksby
authors.forename: M I J
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Polson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Downard