Fullerene pipes

被引:3053
作者
Liu, J
Rinzler, AG
Dai, HJ
Hafner, JH
Bradley, RK
Boul, PJ
Lu, A
Iverson, T
Shelimov, K
Huffman, CB
Rodriguez-Macias, F
Shon, YS
Lee, TR
Colbert, DT
Smalley, RE [1 ]
机构
[1] Rice Univ, Ctr Nanoscale Sci & Technol, Rice Quantum Inst, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[2] Rice Univ, Ctr Nanoscale Sci & Technol, Rice Quantum Inst, Dept Phys, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[3] Univ Houston, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77204 USA
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10.1126/science.280.5367.1253
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Single-wall fullerene nanotubes were converted from nearly endless, highly tangled ropes into short, open-ended pipes that behave as individual macromolecules. Raw nanotube material was purified in large batches, and the ropes were cut into 100- to 300-nanometer lengths. The resulting pieces formed a stable colloidal suspension in water with the help of surfactants. These suspensions permit a variety of manipulations, such as sorting by length, derivatization, and tethering to gold surfaces.
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页码:1253 / 1256
页数:4
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