Self-Assembly of Linear Arrays of Semiconductor Nanoparticles on Carbon Single-Walled Nanotubes

Chaiwat Engtrakul, Yong Hyun Kim, Jovan M. Nedeljković, S. Phil Ahrenkiel, Katherine E.H. Gilbert, Jeff L. Alleman, S. B. Zhang, Olga I. Mićić, Arthur J. Nozik, Michael J. Heben

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Abstract

Ligand-stabilized nanocrystals (NCs) were strongly bound to the nanotube surfaces by simple van der Waals forces. Linear arrays of CdSe and InP quantum dots were formed by self-assembly using the grooves in bundles of carbon single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) as a one-dimensional template. A simple geometrical model explains the ordering in terms of the anisotropic properties of the nanotube surface. CdSe quantum rods were also observed to self-organize onto SWNTs with their long axis parallel to the nanotube axis. This approach offers a route to the formation of ordered NC/SWNT architectures that avoids problems associated with surface derivatization.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)25153-25157
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume110
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-590-40067

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