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Covalent crosslinking of carbon nanostructures

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Covalent crosslinking of carbon nanostructures of different dimensionalities such as nanodiamond, single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphene can yield useful homo- and hetero-binary conjugates. Binary conjugation of the nanocarbons has been achieved by introducing symmetrical amide-linkages between acid (-COOH) functionalized nanocarbons and a diamine-linker. The binary conjugates have been characterized by using transmission electron microscopy as well as infrared, Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopies. Dispersions of covalently crosslinked binary conjugates of nanocarbons could be obtained in dimethyl formamide (DMF). Composites of the binary conjugates with polymer can be readily prepared by using the DMF suspensions.

Covalent crosslinking of carbon nanostructures of different dimensionalities such as nanodiamond, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphene yield useful homo- and hetero-binary conjugates. Dispersions of covalently crosslinked binary conjugates of nanocarbons could be obtained in dimethyl formamide (DMF).

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    URMIMALA MAITRA, M PANDEESWAR & T GOVINDARAJU

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MAITRA, U., PANDEESWAR, M. & GOVINDARAJU, T. Covalent crosslinking of carbon nanostructures. J Chem Sci 124, 551–556 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-012-0255-z

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