Selective functionalization of carbon nanotubes
US7572426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/748
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward methods of selectively functionalizing carbon nanotubes of a specific type or range of types, based on their electronic properties, using diazonium chemistry. The present invention is also directed toward methods of separating carbon nanotubes into populations of specific types or range(s) of types via selective functionalization and electrophoresis, and also to the novel compositions generated by such separations.
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