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Functionalization of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Author(s) -
Hirsch Andreas
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20020603)41:11<1853::aid-anie1853>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - surface modification , carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , derivatization , covalent bond , polymer , materials science , chemical modification , molecule , selective chemistry of single walled nanotubes , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , nanotube , optical properties of carbon nanotubes , high performance liquid chromatography , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Through chemical functionalization of single‐walled carbon nanotubes, the prerequisites for possible applications of such nanostructures are established. The derivatized tubes differ from the crude materials in their good solubility, which enables both a more extensive characterization and subsequent chemical reactivity. Current derivatization methods include defect and covalent sidewall functionalization, as well as noncovalent exo‐ and endohedral functionalization. In this way, for example, a range of nanotubes can be prepared: with sidewall substituents, wrapped with polymers, or with guest molecules included. The current state of the literature is presented in this Minireview.