Reversible Intercalation of Charged Iodine Chains into Carbon Nanotube Ropes

L. Grigorian; Keith A. Williams; Shaoli Fang; Gamini Sumanasekera; A. L. Loper; Elizabeth C. Dickey; Stephen J. Pennycook; P. C. Eklund

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.80.5560

Abstract

We report intercalation of charged polyiodide chains into the interstitial channels in a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) rope lattice, suggesting a new carbon chemistry for nanotubes, distinctly different from that of graphite and ${\mathrm{C}}_{60}$. This structural model is supported by results from Raman spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, $Z$-contrast electron microscopy, and electrical transport data. Iodine-doped SWNTs are found to be air stable, permitting the use of a variety of techniques to explore the effect of charge transfer on the physical properties of these novel quantum wires.

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Carbon nanotubeIntercalation (chemistry)Raman spectroscopyMaterials scienceGraphiteChemical physicsDopingOptical properties of carbon nanotubesNanotubeNanotechnologyChemistryInorganic chemistryPhysicsComposite materialOptoelectronics

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 80
Issue: 25
Pages: 5560-5563
Citations: 288
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                                    L. Grigorian, 
                                
                                    Keith A. Williams, 
                                
                                    Shaoli Fang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Reversible Intercalation of Charged Iodine Chains into Carbon Nanotube Ropes. 
                            Physical Review Letters
                            , 80
                            (25)
                            , 5560-5563.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.80.5560
                        

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.80.5560