A triptycene-based approach to solubilising carbon nanotubes and C60.
A triptycene-based approach to solubilising carbon nanotubes and C60.
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10.1002/chem.201101189
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2012-07
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P. Hammershøj;P. Bomans;R. Lakshminarayanan;J. Fock;Stig Helmer Jensen;T. Jespersen;Theis Brock‐Nannestad;T. Hassenkam;J. Nygård;N. Sommerdijk;K. Kilså;T. Bjørnholm;J. B. Christensen
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P. Hammershøj;P. Bomans;R. Lakshminarayanan;J. Fock;Stig Helmer Jensen;T. Jespersen;Theis Brock‐Nannestad;T. Hassenkam;J. Nygård;N. Sommerdijk;K. Kilså;T. Bjørnholm;J. B. Christensen
We describe herein the synthesis of a triptycene-based surfactant designed with the ability to solubilise single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and C(60) in water through non-covalent interactions. Furthermore, an amphiphilic naphthalene-based surfactant with the same ability to solubilise SWNTs and C(60) has also been prepared. The compounds synthesised were designed with either two ionic or non-ionic tails to ensure a large number of supramolecular interactions with the solvent, thereby promoting strong solubilisation. The surfactants produced stable suspensions in which the SWNTs are dispersed and the surfactant/SWNT complexes formed are stable for more than one year. UV/Vis/NIR absorption spectroscopy, TEM and AFM were employed to probe the solubilisation properties of the dispersion of surfactants and SWNTs in water.