Functionalization of carbon nanotubes

Details Functionalization of carbon nanotubes Functionalization of carbon nanotubes

2006-04-14

2010-10-05

Marcheschi, Michael (Department: 1795)

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Carbon or compound thereof

Elemental carbon

C423S447200, C423S460000, C977S745000, C977S748000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07807127

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube that contains nitrogen based functional groups (such as nitro, nitroso, N-oxide, oxime, hydroxylamine, diazo, azo, and azide) that are covalently attached to lattice carbons of the carbon nanotube, directly or via a chemical linker. The present invention also relates to methods for the preparation of the carbon nanotube from an amino-functionalized carbon nanotube via an amino oxidation reaction. The synthetic methods of the present invention allow the nitrogen based functional groups to be attached selectively to one of two distinct regions of the carbon nanotube, the ends or the sidewall, and thus enable the synthesis of a carbon nanotube having nitrogen based functional groups substantially concentrated on either the ends or the sidewall of the carbon nanotube.

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