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Minimizing Purification-Induced Defects in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Gives Films with Improved Conductivity

Show Author's Information Yu Wang1,  Liping Huang1,  Yunqi Liu1( ),  Dacheng Wei1,  Hongliang Zhang1,  Hisashi Kajiura2( ),  Yongming Li2
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic SolidsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100190 China
Materials Laboratories Sony CorporationOkata, Atsugi City, Kanagawa 243-0021 Japan
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conductivity, transparency, Carbon nanotube film, coordination chemistry
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Wang Y, Huang L, Liu Y, et al. Minimizing Purification-Induced Defects in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Gives Films with Improved Conductivity. Nano Research, 2009, 2(11): 865-871. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9087-7
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A method for the non-destructive purification of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using classical coordination chemistry to remove the metal catalyst has been developed. In preliminary tests, the conductivity of films based on the resulting SWNTs was markedly better than that of films prepared from SWNTs purified by treatment with oxidizing acid solutions. The transparent and conducting SWNT films have potential applications in optoelectronic devices.


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Minimizing Purification-Induced Defects in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Gives Films with Improved Conductivity

Show Author's information Yu Wang1, Liping Huang1, Yunqi Liu1( ), Dacheng Wei1, Hongliang Zhang1, Hisashi Kajiura2( ), Yongming Li2
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Organic SolidsInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100190 China
Materials Laboratories Sony CorporationOkata, Atsugi City, Kanagawa 243-0021 Japan

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A method for the non-destructive purification of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) using classical coordination chemistry to remove the metal catalyst has been developed. In preliminary tests, the conductivity of films based on the resulting SWNTs was markedly better than that of films prepared from SWNTs purified by treatment with oxidizing acid solutions. The transparent and conducting SWNT films have potential applications in optoelectronic devices.

Keywords: conductivity, transparency, Carbon nanotube film, coordination chemistry

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Received: 28 May 2009
Revised: 03 September 2009
Accepted: 06 September 2009
Published: 11 November 2009
Issue date: November 2009

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We are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 60736004, 50673093, and 20721061), the Major State Basic Research Development Program (2006CB806200 and 2006CB932103), the National High-Tech Research Development Program of China (2008AA03Z101), the Chinese Academy of Sciences and SONY Corporation, Japan.

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