Magnetoresistance of functionalized carbon nanotubes

Abstract

In present work a novel method for the functionalization of carbon nanotubes is proposed. The magnetoresistance of carbon nanotubes specimens in temperature range from 1.6 K up to 85 K and in magnetic field up to 5 T was investigated. It was shown that the proposed functionalization method does not cause any new defects in structure of carbon nanotubes and does not essentially influence the resistivity of nanotubes. It is revealed the appearance of the charge carriers weak localization and interactions effects for as‐prepared and functionalized carbon nanotubes. On the basis of the experimental data, the explicit type of temperature dependence of wave function phase relaxation time and Fermi‐level energy value for as‐prepared and functionalized carbon nanotube are established.