Novel hybrid materials consisting of regioregular poly(3-octylthiophene)s covalently attached to single-wall carbon nanotubes

Chemistry. 2008;14(28):8715-24. doi: 10.1002/chem.200800683.

Abstract

Facile routes for the synthesis of hybrid materials consisting of regioregular poly(3-octylthiophene)s covalently attached to single-wall carbon nanotubes are presented for the first time. These materials are easily processable using common organic solvents, and at the same time combine the properties of regioregular poly(3-alkylthiophene)s with those of single-wall carbon nanotubes. Moreover, studies of the properties of these materials have provided strong evidence for an electron transfer from the regioregular poly(3-octylthiophene) to the single-wall carbon nanotube.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Nanotubes, Carbon*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Thiophenes / chemistry*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Polymers
  • Thiophenes
  • poly(3-octylthiophene)