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Mixed-surfactant gating of aryl diazonium quantum defect formation in single-walled carbon nanotubes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: absorption loss relative to SDS-only dispersions. These results support a mixed-surfactant gating model in which DOC protects the nanotube surface, while SDS-rich or less-protected regions permit diazonium adsorption and defect formation. Mixed-surfactant engineering therefore offers a practical strategy for tuning quantum defect formation in SWCNTs.

Source: RSC Applied Interfaces

DOI: 10.1039/d6lf00258g

Authors: Zhulfaa Zhulficar, YuHuang Wang

Institution: University of Maryland, College Park

Language: English

Topic: Carbon Nanotubes in Composites

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Division of Chemistry

Awards: G1855169374, Controlling the Synthesis and Placement of Organic Color-Centers with Light, G4191549754