Selective host-guest interaction of single-walled carbon nanotubes with functionalised fullerenes

DA Britz, AN Khlobystov, JW Wang, AS O'Neil, M Poliakoff, A Ardavan, GAD Briggs

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Abstract

Exohedrally functionalised fullerenes have been inserted in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with the aid of supercritical carbon dioxide to form peapods; C61(COOEt)2 are encapsulated in SWNTs in high yield, whereas C61(COOH)2 aggregate via hydrogen bonding to form a supramolecular complex, which sterically hinders encapsulation and causes it to adhere to the exterior surface of the SWNTs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)176-177
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number2
Early online date8 Dec 2003
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

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