Method for producing selectively functionalized carbon nanotubes

US8940937B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940937-B2
Application numberUS-201113577011-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 28, 2011
Priority dateFeb 4, 2010
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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Disclosed is a novel method for the selective molecular conversion of raw material carbon nanotubes containing a mixture of metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes in a manner that is based on the electrical properties or diameter of the carbon nanotubes. The present invention causes a photoreaction of raw material carbon nanotubes containing a mixture of metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes with a disulfide or a sulfide of the following formula (I) or (II) (wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent) in an organic solvent that contains the raw material carbon nanotubes and the disulfide of the formula (I) or the sulfide of the formula (II), so as to selectively functionalize the metallic carbon nanotubes, or functionalize the carbon nanotubes diameter selectively.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing selectively functionalized metallic carbon nanotubes from a raw material carbon nanotubes containing a mixture of metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes, the method comprising adding a disulfide or a sulfide of the following formula (I) or (II) wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydr…

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What does patent US8940937B2 cover?
Disclosed is a novel method for the selective molecular conversion of raw material carbon nanotubes containing a mixture of metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes in a manner that is based on the electrical properties or diameter of the carbon nanotubes. The present invention causes a photoreaction of raw material carbon nanotubes containing a mixture of metallic ca…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Maeda Yutaka, Akasaka Takeshi, Japan Science & Tech Agency
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C01B31/0266. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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