We acknowledge support of this work through startup funds provided by the State University of New York at Stony Brook as well as Brookhaven National Laboratory. Acknowledgment is also made to the National Science Foundation for a CAREER award (DMR-0348239) and to the donors of the Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the American Chemical Society, for support of this research. SSW thanks 3M for a non-tenured faculty award.
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Covalent Surface Chemistry of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes †
Article first published online: 13 JAN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200401340
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Banerjee, S., Hemraj-Benny, T. and Wong, S. (2005), Covalent Surface Chemistry of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes . Advanced Materials, 17: 17–29. doi: 10.1002/adma.200401340
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 JAN 2005
- Article first published online: 13 JAN 2005
- Manuscript Accepted: 3 NOV 2004
- Manuscript Received: 17 AUG 2004
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Keywords:
- Carbon nanotubes;
- Surface functionalization
Graphical Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes are now considered chemical reagents in their own right. Understanding the reactivity of carbon nanotubes will lead to manipulation of their unique properties in a predictable manner. In this review, reactions leading to functionalization of carbon nanotubes at their ends, at defect sites, and along their sidewalls are discussed with the goal of creating functional nanomaterials with possible device applications and of generating nanoscale hierarchical architectures and assemblies.
Abstract
In this review article, we explore covalent chemical strategies for the functionalization of carbon-nanotube surfaces. In recent years, nanotubes have been treated as chemical reagents (be it inorganic or organic) in their own right. Indeed, from their inherent structure, one can view nanotubes as sterically bulky, π-conjugated ligands, or conversely as electron-deficient alkenes. Hence, herein we seek to understand, from a structural perspective, the breadth and types of reactions single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) can undergo in solution phase, not only at the ends and defect sites but also along the sidewalls. Controllable chemical functionalization suggests that the unique electronic and mechanical properties of SWNTs can be tailored in a determinable manner. Moreover, prevailing themes in nanotube functionalization have been involved with dissolution of tubes.