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Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Covalently Modified with Fast Black K
Author(s) -
Leventis Henry C.,
Wildgoose Gregory G.,
Davies Ieuan G.,
Jiang Li,
Jones Timothy G. J.,
Compton R. G.
Publication year - 2005
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.200400536
Subject(s) - covalent bond , carbon nanotube , reagent , electrochemistry , materials science , nanoscopic scale , molecule , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , carbon black , nanotube , polymer chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , electrode , composite material , natural rubber , engineering
Nanoscale electrochemical switching device : A novel material comprising molecules of the azo‐dye Fast Black K (2,5‐dimethoxy‐4‐[(4‐nitrophenyl)azo]benzenediazonium chloride, FBK) covalently attached to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is shown to form the basis of a nanoscale voltammetric switching device (see picture) for use in electronic nanocircuits, or alternatively, in high‐density memory storage devices. The FBK‐derivatised MWCNTs may also be used as a chemical release reagent.