A generic approach for mechano-chemical reactions between carbonnanotubes of different functionalities

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Kabbani, Mohamad A. ^[1] ; Tiwary, Chandra Sekhar ^[1] ; Som, Anirban ^{[2, 3]} ; Krishnadas, K. R. ^{[2, 3]} ; Autreto, Pedro A. S. ^{[4, 5, 1]} ; Ozden, Sehmus ^[1] ; Keyshar, Kunttal ^[1] ; Hackenberg, Ken ^[1] ; Chipara, Alin Christian ^[1] ; Galvao, Douglas S. ^[4] ; Vajtai, Robert ^[1] ; Kabbani, Ahmad T. ^[6] ; Pradeep, Thalappil ^{[2, 3]} ; Ajayan, Pulickel M. ^{[2, 3, 1]}

Affiliation

^[1] Rice Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Nano Engn, Houston, TX 77005 - USA

^[2] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Chem, DST Unit Nanosci, Madras 600036, Tamil Nadu - India

^[3] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Chem, Themat Unit Excellence, Madras 600036, Tamil Nadu - India

^[4] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Appl Phys, BR-13083959 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Fed ABC, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

^[6] Lebanese Amer Univ, Dept Nat Sci, Beirut 11022801 - Lebanon

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Carbon; v. 104, p. 196-202, AUG 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 7

Abstract

Here, we report similar reactions between nanotubes carrying functionalities, namely carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with the acyl chloride/hydroxyl and amine/carboxylic functionalities directly attached to their surfaces, resulting in the formation ofchemically modified graphene products. The reaction is spontaneous and is facilitated by simple grinding of the reactants. The new solid-state reactions have been confirmed using different spectroscopic and electron microscopy techniques. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/08293-7 - CCES - Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences
• Grantee: Munir Salomao Skaf
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC