Separation of metallic from semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes has been a major challenge for some time and some previous efforts have resulted in partial success. We have accomplished the separation effect...Separation of metallic from semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes has been a major challenge for some time and some previous efforts have resulted in partial success. We have accomplished the separation effectively by employing fl uorous chemistry wherein the diazonium salt of 4-heptadecafl uorooc tylaniline selectively reacts with the metallic nanotubes present in the mixture of nanotubes. The resulting fl uoroderivative was extracted in perfl uorohexane leaving the semiconducting nanotubes in the aqueous layer. The products have been characterized by both Raman and electronic absorption spectroscopy. The method avoids the cumbersome centrifugation step required by some other procedures.展开更多
基金Ved Varun Agrawal for assistance with STM measurements.
文摘Separation of metallic from semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes has been a major challenge for some time and some previous efforts have resulted in partial success. We have accomplished the separation effectively by employing fl uorous chemistry wherein the diazonium salt of 4-heptadecafl uorooc tylaniline selectively reacts with the metallic nanotubes present in the mixture of nanotubes. The resulting fl uoroderivative was extracted in perfl uorohexane leaving the semiconducting nanotubes in the aqueous layer. The products have been characterized by both Raman and electronic absorption spectroscopy. The method avoids the cumbersome centrifugation step required by some other procedures.
