Modification of multi-wall carbon nanotube surfaces with poly(amidoamine) dendrons: synthesis and metal templating

Lei Tao; Gaojian Chen; Giuseppe Mantovani; Steve York; David M Haddleton

doi:10.1039/b609065f

Modification of multi-wall carbon nanotube surfaces with poly(amidoamine) dendrons: synthesis and metal templating

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Dec 21:(47):4949-51. doi: 10.1039/b609065f. Epub 2006 Oct 9.

Authors

Lei Tao¹, Gaojian Chen, Giuseppe Mantovani, Steve York, David M Haddleton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

PMID: 17136257
DOI: 10.1039/b609065f

Abstract

Hydroxyl functional poly(amidoamine) dendron wedges have been reacted with the surface of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and used for templating silver nanoparticles.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Dendrimers / chemical synthesis
Dendrimers / chemistry
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / methods
Molecular Structure
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry
Particle Size
Polyamines / chemistry*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Silver / chemistry*
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / methods
Surface Properties
Temperature
Thermogravimetry

Substances

Dendrimers
Nanotubes, Carbon
Organometallic Compounds
Polyamines
Silver