Noncovalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes

Chemistry of Nanocarbons

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-48

  Backes, Claudia ^a   Hirsch, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis nanotubes dispersed in SDBS, SDS, LDS, TTAP, SC; Carbon nanotube noncovalent functionalization; Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) structure, reactivity and properties; Carbon nanotubes single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); CNT functionalization chemistry four main approaches; Density gradient ultracentrifugation (DGU); Nanotube functionalization methods; Noncovalent functionalization targeting pristine carbon nanotube dispersability and solubility; SWCNTs dispersion solubilization concept and aromatic polymers; SWCNTs selective individualization by artificial peptide reversible cyclization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886229729     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470660188.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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