TY - JOUR
T1 - Covalent functionalization of short, single-wall carbon nanotubes: Photophysics of 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium attached to the nanotube walls
AU - Aprile, Carmela
AU - Martín, Roberto
AU - Alvaro, Mercedes
AU - Garcia, Hermenegildo
AU - Scaiano, J. C.
PY - 2009/3/10
Y1 - 2009/3/10
N2 - 2,4,6-Triarylpyrylium units (TP+) have been attached covalently to the walls of short, water-soluble single-wall carbon nanotubes (sSWNT) to give TP-sSWNT sample (6.8 wt % on TP+). The high loading achieved in this manner has allowed characterization of the material by a wide range of techniques, including AFM (about 1 μm length), thermogravimetric analyses (absence of inorganic particles in the sample), Raman spectroscopy (radial breathing vibration mode at 180 cm-1), and solution 1H NMR spectroscopy (up to 0.5 ppm variation in the δ of the protons upon attachment to the graphene walls). Optical spectroscopy reveals the absence of the van Hove singularities in the TP-sSWNT sample. Fluorescence spectroscopy indicates sSWNT quenching of the otherwise intense TP+ emission. Laser flash photolysis has allowed detecting a transient species characterized by a broad absorption from 400 to 700 nm that decays with a fast (<500 ns) and a slow (a few microsecond) kinetics. TP-sSWNT emits NIR luminescence with an estimated 2.3 × 10-3 quantum yield.
AB - 2,4,6-Triarylpyrylium units (TP+) have been attached covalently to the walls of short, water-soluble single-wall carbon nanotubes (sSWNT) to give TP-sSWNT sample (6.8 wt % on TP+). The high loading achieved in this manner has allowed characterization of the material by a wide range of techniques, including AFM (about 1 μm length), thermogravimetric analyses (absence of inorganic particles in the sample), Raman spectroscopy (radial breathing vibration mode at 180 cm-1), and solution 1H NMR spectroscopy (up to 0.5 ppm variation in the δ of the protons upon attachment to the graphene walls). Optical spectroscopy reveals the absence of the van Hove singularities in the TP-sSWNT sample. Fluorescence spectroscopy indicates sSWNT quenching of the otherwise intense TP+ emission. Laser flash photolysis has allowed detecting a transient species characterized by a broad absorption from 400 to 700 nm that decays with a fast (<500 ns) and a slow (a few microsecond) kinetics. TP-sSWNT emits NIR luminescence with an estimated 2.3 × 10-3 quantum yield.
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U2 - 10.1021/cm803037g
DO - 10.1021/cm803037g
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:65249155859
SN - 0897-4756
VL - 21
SP - 884
EP - 890
JO - Chemistry of Materials
JF - Chemistry of Materials
IS - 5
ER -