Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nano peapods, with their electronic properties and spintronics, have attracted great attention regarding their potential applications when combined with fullerenes or their derivatives encapsulated inside. Herein, we have designed and synthesized a series of fullerene derivatives with differe...
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| author | Rui Zhang Wanru Gao Chang Sun Yiwen Liu Xiaojun Lu Xing Lu |
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| description | Carbon nano peapods, with their electronic properties and spintronics, have attracted great attention regarding their potential applications when combined with fullerenes or their derivatives encapsulated inside. Herein, we have designed and synthesized a series of fullerene derivatives with different functional groups, which are then encapsulated into single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Accurate morphological characterization with high-resolution TEM reveals a clear correlation between the filling ratio of the peapods and the steric bulk of the functionalized groups. Further spectroscopic characterizations reveal diameter-selective interactions between the fullerene derivatives and SWCNTs, which, in turn, influence the electronic structures of the nanotubes. Our results have shed new light on the controlled synthesis and property-tuning of nano peapods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6284b725152f46dda75e930674695eab2023-11-19T16:48:56ZengMDPI AGInorganics2304-67402023-09-01111038610.3390/inorganics11100386Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon NanotubesRui Zhang0Wanru Gao1Chang Sun2Yiwen Liu3Xiaojun Lu4Xing Lu5Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, ChinaKey Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaCarbon nano peapods, with their electronic properties and spintronics, have attracted great attention regarding their potential applications when combined with fullerenes or their derivatives encapsulated inside. Herein, we have designed and synthesized a series of fullerene derivatives with different functional groups, which are then encapsulated into single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Accurate morphological characterization with high-resolution TEM reveals a clear correlation between the filling ratio of the peapods and the steric bulk of the functionalized groups. Further spectroscopic characterizations reveal diameter-selective interactions between the fullerene derivatives and SWCNTs, which, in turn, influence the electronic structures of the nanotubes. Our results have shed new light on the controlled synthesis and property-tuning of nano peapods.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/11/10/386peapodcarbon nanotubesfullerenesfullerene derivatives |
| spellingShingle | Rui Zhang Wanru Gao Chang Sun Yiwen Liu Xiaojun Lu Xing Lu Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Inorganics peapod carbon nanotubes fullerenes fullerene derivatives |
| title | Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| title_full | Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| title_fullStr | Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| title_short | Diameter-Selective Host-Guest Interactions between Functionalized Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
| title_sort | diameter selective host guest interactions between functionalized fullerenes and single walled carbon nanotubes |
| topic | peapod carbon nanotubes fullerenes fullerene derivatives |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/11/10/386 |
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