Volume 250, 2024

Study of the electron-doping mechanism in single-walled carbon nanotubes using dimethylbenzimidazole

Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) exhibit p-type properties in air, necessitating electron doping using n-dopants (e.g., reducing agents) for the development of SWCNT-based electronic devices. Dimethylbenzimidazole (DMBI-H) derivatives serve as effective electron dopants, not only for SWCNTs, but also for various organic semiconducting materials. However, the doping reaction is still a subject of debate. In this study, the electron-doping reactions of ortho-methoxy-substituted DMBI-H for SWCNTs were analyzed in protic and aprotic solvents in the presence and absence of dioxygen (O2). The presence of O2 was found to cause the reduction of O2 on the SWCNT surface in the protic solvent, resulting in the production of DMBI cations and water through proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) from the n-doped SWCNT and ethanol. This work elucidates the mechanism behind the air-stability of n-type SWCNTs.

Graphical abstract: Study of the electron-doping mechanism in single-walled carbon nanotubes using dimethylbenzimidazole

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 جوٗن 2023
Accepted
07 جوٗلایی 2023
First published
10 جوٗلایی 2023

Faraday Discuss., 2024,250, 390-399

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Study of the electron-doping mechanism in single-walled carbon nanotubes using dimethylbenzimidazole

N. Tanaka, I. Yamaguchi, R. Yamaguchi and T. Fujigaya, Faraday Discuss., 2024, 250, 390 DOI: 10.1039/D3FD00128H

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