The Generation of a Carbon Nanotube-Cyclodextrin Complex
Abstract
In this study the intermolecular interactions of small diameter (^ 0.7 nm) carbon nanotubes and gamma-cyclodextrin were examined. Four samples of gamma cyclodextrin and HiPco carbon nanotubes were prepared. The fast, by grinding the tubes and the cyclodextrin (1:30 ratio) together in a dry mixture, the second was prepared in a similar fashion but was ground in the presence of water (1 ml). Finally an aqueous solution of gamma-cyclodextrin (0.3 M) and HiPco carbon nanotubes (5 mg) was prepared by refluxing for 100 hours, forming a pale yellow solution from which a number of crystals were produced, both the solution and the recrystallised material were analysed. The samples were analysed using UV-Vis-NIR and Raman spectroscopy. The results presented are the first spectroscopic evidence of an intermolecular interaction between gamma-cyclodextrin and single wall nanotubes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP012250
Entities
People
- A. B. Dalton
- E. Cummins
- G. Chambers
- G. F. Farrell
- M. Mcnamara
Organizations
- Trinity College Dublin