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Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for self assembly applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Sathyajith Ravindran
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Sumit Chaudhary
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mihrimah Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cengiz S. Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA-92521, USA.
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Abstract

We report the controlled synthesis of multi-walled Carbon Nanotube-Quantum Dot (CNT-QD) heterojunctions using the Ethylene Carbodiimide Coupling procedure (EDC). Thiol stabilized ZnS capped CdSe quantum dots containing amine terminal groups (QDNH2) were conjugated with acid treated Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT) ranging from 400 nm to 4νm in length. SEM, TEM and FTIR were used to characterize the conjugation process.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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