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High Population of Individualized SWCNTs through the Adsorption of Water-Soluble Perylenes
Details zur Publikation
Autor(inn)en: | Backes, C.; Schmidt, C.; Hauke, F.; Boettcher, C.; Hirsch, A. |
Verlag: | AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
Publikationsjahr: | 2009 |
Zeitschrift: | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Seitenbereich: | 2172-2184 |
Jahrgang/Band : | 131 |
Heftnummer: | 6 |
Erste Seite: | 2172 |
Letzte Seite: | 2184 |
Seitenumfang: | 13 |
ISSN: | 0002-7863 |
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Zusammenfassung, Abstract
The aqueous dispersion of SWCNTs in the presence of the water-soluble perylene derivatives 1-3 is reported. Significantly, even very low concentrations of the perylenes such as 0.01 wt% of the amphiphilic derivative 3, cause an efficient dissolution of the SWCNTs in water accompanied by a very pronounced individualization. The individualization of SWCNTs in water after ultrasonication in the presence of water-soluble aromatic perylenes was investigated in detail by absorption, emission, and Raman spectroscopy as well as by AFM and cryo-TEM. These studies also revealed that the individualization of the SWCNTs caused by the adsorption of 3 is much more effective than that induced by SDBS, which is the most frequently used surfactant for SWCNT dispersion in water. The pi-pi-stacking interaction and the electronic interaction between the perylene unit and the nanotube surface is reflected, for example, by the distinct absorption and emission features in the UV/vis/nIR, which differ significantly from those observed for SWNTs dispersed in the presence of SDBS and by the quenching of the perylene fluorescence of 3 when being in contact with the tubes.
The aqueous dispersion of SWCNTs in the presence of the water-soluble perylene derivatives 1-3 is reported. Significantly, even very low concentrations of the perylenes such as 0.01 wt% of the amphiphilic derivative 3, cause an efficient dissolution of the SWCNTs in water accompanied by a very pronounced individualization. The individualization of SWCNTs in water after ultrasonication in the presence of water-soluble aromatic perylenes was investigated in detail by absorption, emission, and Raman spectroscopy as well as by AFM and cryo-TEM. These studies also revealed that the individualization of the SWCNTs caused by the adsorption of 3 is much more effective than that induced by SDBS, which is the most frequently used surfactant for SWCNT dispersion in water. The pi-pi-stacking interaction and the electronic interaction between the perylene unit and the nanotube surface is reflected, for example, by the distinct absorption and emission features in the UV/vis/nIR, which differ significantly from those observed for SWNTs dispersed in the presence of SDBS and by the quenching of the perylene fluorescence of 3 when being in contact with the tubes.