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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemistry
Characterization of amine-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube-low symmetry phthalocyanine conjugates
Carbon, Volume 48, No. 10, Year 2010
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Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with amine groups using a previously developed diazonium approach, followed by reaction with a carboxylic acid moiety allows direct attachment by an amide bond. We have developed a new SWCNT-low symmetry phthalocyanine conjugate using this approach, using dicyclohexylcarbodiimide as an activating agent to facilitate formation of an amide bond to give a covalently linked conjugate. A conjugate formed by non-covalent attachment has been used for a comparative investigation by FT-IR, Raman, and UV-Vis spectroscopies, and thermal gravimetric analysis. The fluorescence of the phthalocyanine is quenched in the conjugate. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chidawanyika, Wadzanai J.U.
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Nyokong, Tebello
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Statistics
Citations: 124
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.015
ISSN:
00086223
Research Areas
Environmental