Fluorescence Decoration of Defects in Carbon Nanotubes

Author(s)

Xin Wang, Clemson University
Li Cao, Clemson University
Christopher E. Bunker, Air Force Research Laboratory
Mohammed J. Meziani, Clemson University
Fushen Lu, Clemson University
Elena A. Guliants, University of DaytonFollow
Ya-Ping Sun, University of Dayton

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Publication Source

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Abstract

Well-dispersed and functionalized carbon nanotubes exhibit visible fluorescence emissions due to passivated defects on the nanotube surface. It was found in this study that the defects in nanotubes could be decorated by an inorganic salt, which augmented the passivation effect of organic functionalization to result in dramatically enhanced emission intensities under both one- and two-photon excitation conditions. The structures and properties of the functionalized carbon nanotubes with inorganic coating were thoroughly characterized by using spectroscopy and microscopy techniques. The fluorescence decoration with the coating may serve as a tool in the study of surface defects in carbon nanotubes, and these brightly fluorescent pseudo-one-dimensional nanomaterials may be exploited for optical applications.

Inclusive pages

20941–20946

ISBN/ISSN

1932-7447

Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2010, American Chemical Society

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Volume

114

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

49

eCommons Citation

Wang, Xin; Cao, Li; Bunker, Christopher E.; Meziani, Mohammed J.; Lu, Fushen; Guliants, Elena A.; and Sun, Ya-Ping, "Fluorescence Decoration of Defects in Carbon Nanotubes" (2010). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 144.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ece_fac_pub/144