Reversible dispersion and release of carbon nanotubes: Via cooperative clamping interactions with hydrogen-bonded nanorings
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UAM. Departamento de Química Orgánica; UAM. Instituto de Investigación Avanzada en Ciencias Químicas (IAdChem)Publisher
Royal Society of ChemistryDate
2018-04-04Citation
10.1039/c8sc00843d
Chemical Science 9.17 (2018): 4176-4184
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2041-6520 (print); 2041-6539 (online)DOI
10.1039/c8sc00843dFunded by
Funding from the European Union (ERC-Starting Grants: 279548 (DGR) and 307609 (EMP)), MINECO (Grants: CTQ2014- 57729-P (DGR) and CTQ2014-60541-P (EMP), FPU13/03371 (LdJ), JdC-2015-23531 postdoctoral fellowship (BNO)) and the Comunidad de Madrid (Grant: MAD2D-CM program S2013/ MIT-3007 (EMP)) is gratefully acknowledged. IMDEA Nanociencia acknowledges support from the 'Severo Ochoa' Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (MINECO, Grant SEV- 2016-0686).Project
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/279548; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/307609; Gobierno de España. CTQ2014-57729-P; Gobierno de España. CTQ2014-60541-P; Comunidad de Madrid. S2013/ MIT-3007/EMPEditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc00843dSubjects
Carbon nanotubes; (SWCNTs); Dispersions; Nanorings via Watson-Crick; Cooperative; Reversible interactions; QuímicaRights
© 2018 The Royal Society of ChemistryAbstract
Due to their outstanding electronic and mechanical properties, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are promising nanomaterials for the future generation of optoelectronic devices and composites. However, their scarce solubility limits their application in many technologies that demand solution-processing of high-purity SWCNT samples. Although some non-covalent functionalization approaches have demonstrated their utility in extracting SWCNTs into different media, many of them produce short-lived dispersions or ultimately suffer from contamination by the dispersing agent. Here, we introduce an unprecedented strategy that relies on a cooperative clamping process. When mixing (6,5)SWCNTs with a dinucleoside monomer that is able to self-assemble in nanorings via Watson-Crick base-pairing, a synergistic relationship is established. On one hand, the H-bonded rings are able to associate intimately with SWCNTs by embracing the tube sidewalls, which allows for an efficient SWCNT debundling and for the production of long-lasting SWCNT dispersions of high optical quality along a broad concentration range. On the other, nanoring stability is enhanced in the presence of SWCNTs, which are suitable guests for the ring cavity and contribute to the establishment of multiple cooperative noncovalent interactions. The inhibition of these reversible interactions, by just adding, for instance, a competing solvent for hydrogen-bonding, proved to be a simple and effective method to recover the pristine nanomaterial with no trace of the dispersing agent.
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Google Scholar:Chamorro, Raquel
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Juan-Fernández, Leire de
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Nieto-Ortega, Belén
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Mayoral, María José
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Casado, Santiago
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Ruiz-González, Luisa
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Pérez, Emilio M.
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González Rodríguez, David
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