Fullerodendron-assisted dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes via noncovalent functionalization

Takaguchi Y; Tamura M; Sako Y; Yanagimoto Y; Tsuboi S; Uchida T; Shimamura K; Kimura S; Wakahara T; Maeda Y; Akasaka T

Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.12, 1608-1609, 2005

DOI10.1246/cl.2005.1608 Export Citation

Fullerodendron-assisted dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes via noncovalent functionalization

Takaguchi Y, Tamura M, Sako Y, Yanagimoto Y, Tsuboi S, Uchida T, Shimamura K, Kimura S, Wakahara T, Maeda Y, Akasaka T

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were well dispersed in both water and organic solvent by the use of fullero-dendron as a dispersant. A C-60 moiety at the focal point of dendron plays a crucial role in the dispersing process, because dendron having an anthracene unit at the focal point can not disperse SWNTs in THE The dispersions of SWNTs were characterized by UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, HRTEM, and AFM.