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Covalent Carbon Nanotube Functionalization

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

Synonyms

Covalent carbon nanotube (CNT) derivatization; CNT covalent modification

Definition

Covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is the attachment of chemical moieties to the CNT tubular structure via the formation of covalent bonds, which share at least one pair of electrons between the CNT and the introduced chemical moiety. The typical scope of covalent sidewall functionalization is to increase not only the dispersibility and processability of CNTs but often also their reactivity. As a result, CNT physicochemical properties can be fine-tuned for intended applications, thus opening the way to the assembly of functional advanced materials, including nanotube-based composites or hybrids.

Introduction

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one-dimensional carbon allotropes with a cylinder-shaped fused polyaromatic structure. Depending on whether they consist of one tubular nanostructure or multiple concentric cylinders, they are defined as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)...

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  1. Center of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials, INSTM, Unit of Trieste, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy

    Zois Syrgiannis, Michele Melchionna & Maurizio Prato

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  1. Center for Fiber and Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

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  2. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

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Syrgiannis, Z., Melchionna, M., Prato, M. (2015). Covalent Carbon Nanotube Functionalization. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29648-2_363

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