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

Exohedrally functionalised fullerenes have been inserted in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with the aid of supercritical carbon dioxide to form peapods; C(61)(COOEt)(2) are encapsulated in SWNTs in high yield, whereas C(61)(COOH)(2) aggregate via hydrogen bonding to form a supramolecular com...

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Autori principali: Britz, D, Khlobystov, A, Wang, J, O'Neil, A, Poliakoff, M, Ardavan, A, Briggs, G
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2004