The first synthesis of a conjugated hybrid of C_(60)-fullerene and a single-wall carbon nanotube

摘要

The first synthesis of a conjugated hybrid of C_(60)-fullerene and a single-wall carbon nanotube(SWCNT)is reported.The new nano-hybrid material has been prepared by amidation of acid functionalized SWCNTs by an amine functionalized-fullerene derivative.The formation of this new nanomaterial was demonstrated by high resolution TEM,attenuated total reflectance/FTIR and Raman spectroscopy.Acid hydrolysis of the new material produced carboxylic-SWCNTs and the recovery of the aminofullerene derivative as complementary evidence of their covalent link.This new SWCNT-fullerene material may be of interest in optoelectronic applications.