Abstract

The noncovalent functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is important in the development of advanced materials and nanoelectronic sensors and devices. A cobalt-terpyridine transition metal complex with pendant pyrene moieties has been shown to successfully functionalize SWNTs via noncovalent pi-pi stacking interactions. Cyclic voltammetry at SWNT coated platinum electrodes has been utilized to investigate the process of surface modification and provides conclusive evidence of robust surface functionalization. The electrochemical methodology for examining surface functionalization of SWNTs described herein is generalizable to any redox-active system and provides a simple and powerful means for in situ examination of processes occurring at the surface of nanostructured materials.

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