Creating fluorescent quantum defects in carbon nanotubes using hypochlorite and light

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dc.citation.articleNumber2874en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleNature Communicationsen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber10en_US
dc.contributor.authorLin, Ching-Weien_US
dc.contributor.authorBachilo, Sergei M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Yuen_US
dc.contributor.authorTsedev, Uyangaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Shengnanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWeisman, R. Bruceen_US
dc.contributor.authorBelcher, Angela M.en_US
dc.contributor.orgSmalley-Curl Instituteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-28T17:01:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-08-28T17:01:31Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractCovalent doping of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) can modify their optical properties, enabling applications as single-photon emitters and bio-imaging agents. We report here a simple, quick, and controllable method for preparing oxygen-doped SWCNTs with desirable emission spectra. Aqueous nanotube dispersions are treated at room temperature with NaClO (bleach) and then UV-irradiated for less than one minute to achieve optimized O-doping. The doping efficiency is controlled by varying surfactant concentration and type, NaClO concentration, and irradiation dose. Photochemical action spectra indicate that doping involves reaction of SWCNT sidewalls with oxygen atoms formed by photolysis of ClO- ions. Variance spectroscopy of products reveals that most individual nanotubes in optimally treated samples show both pristine and doped emission. A continuous flow reactor is described that allows efficient preparation of milligram quantities of O-doped SWCNTs. Finally, we demonstrate a bio-imaging application that gives high contrast short-wavelength infrared fluorescence images of vasculature and lymphatic structures in mice injected with only ~100 ng of the doped nanotubes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLin, Ching-Wei, Bachilo, Sergei M., Zheng, Yu, et al.. "Creating fluorescent quantum defects in carbon nanotubes using hypochlorite and light." <i>Nature Communications,</i> 10, (2019) Springer Nature: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10917-3.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10917-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107377en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
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dc.titleCreating fluorescent quantum defects in carbon nanotubes using hypochlorite and lighten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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