Published May 28, 2007
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Journal article
Photon enhanced aggregation of single walled carbon nanotube dispersions
Creators
- 1. Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001 and Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001 (United States)
Description
The authors describe a photon enhanced aggregation of dispersed single walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of electron transfer reagents. A recently synthesized metallodendrimer strongly and specifically binds to the ends of the nanotubes. Upon optical excitation, of the metal to ligand charge transfer absorption, of various ruthenium complexes, the nanotubes rapidly coagulate. The electron transfer mechanism is consistent with observed photon enhancement process. These results support a directed self-assembly paradigm for nanostructured materials
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2744489;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 90
- Journal Issue
- 22
- Journal Page Range
- p. 223109-223109.3
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39001266
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CARBON; CHARGE EXCHANGE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; LIGANDS; NANOTUBES; PHOTONS; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COMPLEXES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; SORPTION; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics