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Directed assembly of nanostructured carbon materials on to patterned polymer surfaces

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Directed assembly of single-walled carbon nanomaterials on to polymer surfaces has been achieved. The approach relies on selective interactions of the polymer functionalities with the surface structures present on the carbon materials. The successful immobilization of the carbon structures was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. By generating patterned polymer surfaces with chemically distinct components through the control of polymer–polymer or polymer–substrate interactions, directed assembly of single-walled carbon nanohorns and single-walled nanotubes was demonstrated. This new type of carbon assembly might open up new avenues in the construction of functional polymer/carbon composites and flexible nanocarbon nano-electronics.

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  1. Carbon Nanotube Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, c/o NEC Corporation, 34 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, 305-8501, Japan

    J. Zhu, M. Yudasaka, M. Zhang, J. Fan & S. Iijima

  2. NEC Corporation, 34 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, 305-8501, Japan

    D. Kasuya & S. Iijima

  3. Department of Physics, Meijo University, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, 468-8502, Japan

    S. Iijima

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Zhu, J., Yudasaka, M., Zhang, M. et al. Directed assembly of nanostructured carbon materials on to patterned polymer surfaces. Appl. Phys. A 81, 449–452 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-005-3246-9

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