Host-guest interactions in azafullerene (C59N)-single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) peapod hybrid structures

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Feb 28;46(8):1293-5. doi: 10.1039/b917619e. Epub 2010 Jan 18.

Abstract

The effect of azafullerene encapsulation on the electronic states of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is investigated; UV-vis-NIR absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy shows that the interaction between SWCNTs and the encapsulated azafullerenes is originated from the weak intermolecular forces, which suggests a lack of strong doping effect such as electron transfer between them.