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Encapsulation of Conjugated Oligomers in Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Towards Nanohybrids for Photonic Devices
Author(s) -
Loi Maria Antonietta,
Gao Jia,
Cordella Fabrizio,
Blondeau Pascal,
Menna Enzo,
Bártová Barbora,
Hébert Cécile,
Lazar Sorin,
Botton Gianluigi A.,
Milko Matus,
AmbroschDraxl Claudia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200903527
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , materials science , nanotechnology , conjugated system , photonics , encapsulation (networking) , polymer , optoelectronics , computer science , computer network , composite material
Visible‐light emitting single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs)/organic hybrids have been successfully synthesized and promise to be a photon source to be used in future optoelectronic devices. The nanohybrids are “peapods” having sexithiophene molecules inside the hollow space of SWNTs. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy and optical probes show evidence of the encapsulation while density functional theory calculations confirm the experimental findings and provide deeper insight into stability and electronic properties of these systems.