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Chemical Derivatisation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Using Diazonium Salts
Author(s) -
Heald Charles G. R.,
Wildgoose Gregory G.,
Jiang Li,
Jones Timothy G. J.,
Compton Richard G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200400369
Subject(s) - covalent bond , carbon nanotube , chemical modification , chemistry , surface modification , diazonium compounds , aryl , carbon fibers , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , alkyl , composite number , composite material
A facile and versatile modification strategy : A chemically activated method of covalently derivatising carbon powder, via the chemical reduction of aryl diazonium salts with hypophosphorous acid, to include the covalent derivatisation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is demonstrated. The specific molecular environments of 1‐anthraquinonyl moieties attached to MWCNTs (see picture) produce interesting effects.