Synthesis of Water-dispersible Carbon Nanotube-fullerodendron Hybrids

Abstract

Carbon-based compounds, fullerene and carbon nanotube (CNT), are ones of most focused materials because of their prominent characteristic properties, such as structural, electronic, electromagnetic, and mechanical properties, which are valuable for their applications [1-10]. However, both carbon-based compounds are poorly soluble/ dispersible in any mediums and, therefore, their purifi cation, separation and chemical reaction are not easy. Thus, many efforts are paid for this task: The subject is going to be solved by the hybridization of fullerene and CNT with organic molecules or polymers [11, 12].