title: Facile Synthetic Route to Atomically Thin Conductive Wires from Single-Species Molecules in One-Dimensionally Confined Space: Doped Conjugated Polymers inside Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.
abstract: A facile synthetic method for doped conjugated molecules by a heating process is demonstrated. Br-terminated terthiophene precursors are encapsulated in single-walled carbon nanotubes by a vapor-phase reaction, and additional heat treatment promotes the thermal condensation of the precursors. Transmission electron microscopy observations and optical measurements show the successful synthesis of sexithiophenes and their doping (oxidation) by Br dopants generated by the condensation reaction. This study provides a new strategy for the synthesis of the doped conjugated polymers from single-species molecules by only a heating process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantum Engineering, Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Quantum Engineering, Nagoya University , Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Yahachi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University , Nagoya 468-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University , Nagoya 468-8502, Japan.|Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute , Nagakute 480-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Gunzi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saito