Selectable and Releasable Noncovalent Functionalization of Semiconducting SWCNTs by Biethynyl‐2,5‐bis(dodecoxy)benzene Unit‐Containing Conjugated Copolymers

Abstract

AbstractA rigid structural unit diethynyl‐2,5‐bis(dodecoxy)benzene (DDB) is proposed to functionalize single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with the assistance of pyrimidine ring. The effectiveness of conjugated polymer extraction of semiconducting SWCNTs is demonstrated by absorption and Raman spectroscopy. The protonated pyrimidine ring by the trifluoroacetic acid is used to reduce the interaction between polymer and SWCNTs that the bound wrapping polymer can be removed from the sorted SWCNTs, and molecular dynamics simulations of the binding ability of DDB and pyrimidine units to SWCNTs are conducted to further illustrate the strong binding ability of DDB units to SWCNTs. Therefore, this work provides an effective structural and theoretical reference for polymer separation or modification of semiconducting SWCNTs.