Studies on the Dissociation Behavior of Carboxylic Groups at the Open End of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Tip Chemistry

Yan Lian Yang; Jin Zhang; Xiao Lin Nan; Zhong Fan Liu

Studies on the Dissociation Behavior of Carboxylic Groups at the Open End of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Tip Chemistry

Yan Lian Yang, Jin Zhang, Xiao Lin Nan, Zhong Fan Liu

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Abstract

We have demonstrated here the dissociation behavior of carboxylic groups at the open end of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes(SWNTs) by tip chemistry. SWNTs were cut into short pipes by acid oxidation and thus carboxylic groups were produced at the end of the tubes. The SWNTs can be immobilized onto AFM tips by surface condensation between amino-terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on AFM tips and carboxylic groups at the end of SWNTs. The pK_1/2 value of the SWNTs was then obtained from the force titration measurements of the SWNTs tips vs. hydroxyl-terminated SAMs. The results showed a different force titration behaviour and variable pK_1/2 values among different SWNTs tips, indicating the variations in the chemistry from tube to tube.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	471
Number of pages	1
Journal	Kao Teng Hsueh Hsiao Hua Heush Hsueh Pao/ Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities
Volume	23
Issue number	3
State	Published - Mar 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adhesion force
Force titration
Single-walled carbon nanotubes
Surface condensation
Tip chemistry

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Chemistry(all)

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