Synthesis, purification, properties and characterization of sorted single-walled carbon nanotubes

Abdulaziz S.R. Bati, LePing Yu, Munkhbayar Batmunkh, Joseph G. Shapter

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Abstract

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have attracted significant attention due to their outstanding mechanical, chemical and optoelectronic properties, which makes them promising candidates for use in a wide range of applications. However, as-produced SWCNTs have a wide distribution of various chiral species with different properties (i.e. electronic structures). In order to take full advantage of SWCNT properties, highly purified and well-separated SWCNTs are of great importance. Recent advances have focused on developing new strategies to effectively separate nanotubes into single-chirality and/or semiconducting/metallic species and integrating them into different applications. This review highlights recent progress in this cutting-edge research area alongside the enormous development of their identification and structural characterization techniques. A comprehensive review of advances in both controlled synthesis and post-synthesis separation methods of SWCNTs are presented. The relationship between the unique structure of SWCNTs and their intrinsic properties is also discussed. Finally, important future directions for the development of sorting and purification protocols for SWCNTs are provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22087-22139
Number of pages53
JournalNanoscale
Volume10
Issue number47
Early online date15 Nov 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes
  • Optoelectronic properties
  • Structural characteristics
  • Controlled synthesis
  • Post-synthesis separation

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