Issue 2, 2012

Single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes covalently linked to perylenebisimides: synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties

Abstract

Covalent functionalization of single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, both at the tips and on the walls, by perylenebisimides (PBIs) is reported and the resulting PBI-CNT hybrid materials have been characterized by spectroscopic (UV-Vis, Raman, 1H-NMR), thermal (TGA) and microscopy techniques (TEM). Photoexcitation resulted in the one-electron reduction of the PBI moiety with the simultaneous one-electron oxidation of CNT, yielding (PBI)˙-(CNT)˙+, as revealed by transient absorption measurement.

Graphical abstract: Single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes covalently linked to perylenebisimides: synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
26 Aug 2011
Accepted
12 Oct 2011
First published
31 Oct 2011

Chem. Sci., 2012,3, 470-475

Single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes covalently linked to perylenebisimides: synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties

R. Martín, F. J. Céspedes-Guirao, M. de Miguel, F. Fernández-Lázaro, H. García and Á. Sastre-Santos, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 470 DOI: 10.1039/C1SC00609F

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