@article{Hamilton2010, 
author = {Christopher E. Hamilton and Jay R. Lomeda and Zhengzong Sun and James M. Tour and Andrew R. Barron},
title = {Radical Addition of Perfluorinated Alkyl Iodides to Multi-Layered Graphene and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes},
year = {2010},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {3},
number = {2},
pages = {138-145},
keywords = {Nanotube, single-walled carbon nanotube, graphene, radical addition},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-010-1007-3},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-010-1007-3},
abstract = {A simple one-pot reaction that serves to functionalize graphite nanosheets (graphene) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with perfluorinated alkyl groups is reported. Free radical addition of 1-iodo-1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorododecane to ortho-dichlorobenzene suspensions of the carbon nanomaterial is initiated by thermal decomposition of benzoyl peroxide. Similarly, UV photolysis of 1-iodo-perfluorodecane serves to functionalize the carbon materials. Perfluorododecyl-SWNTs, perfluorododecyl-graphene, and perfluorodecyl-graphene are characterized by infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The products show enhanced dispersability in CHCl3 as compared to unfunctionalized starting materials. The advantage of this one-pot functionalization procedure lies in the use of pristine graphite as starting material thereby avoiding the use of harsh oxidizing conditions.}
}