Ordering and interaction of molecules encapsulated in carbon nanotubes

A clear understanding of the interactions between the building blocks of self-assembled molecular materials is essential for rational design of functional nanostructures. Intermolecular interactions have been investigated for three different classes of fullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes (S...

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Main Authors: Khlobystov, A, Porfyrakis, K, Britz, D, Kanai, M, Scipioni, R, Lyapin, S, Wiltshire, J, Ardavan, A, Nguyen-Manh, D, Nicholas, R, Pettifor, D, Dennis, T, Briggs, G
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Published: 2004
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Summary:A clear understanding of the interactions between the building blocks of self-assembled molecular materials is essential for rational design of functional nanostructures. Intermolecular interactions have been investigated for three different classes of fullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs); van der Waals molecule -molecule and molecule-SWNT interactions control the geometry of the molecular arrays inside nanotubes; electrostatic intermolecular forces influence the alignment of polar endohedral fullerenes M@C-82; and hydrogen bonding between functionalised fullerenes has a significant effect on the selectivity of insertion of functionalised fullerenes into SWNTs.