Innovative Inorganic–Organic Nanohybrid Materials: Coupling Quantum Dots to Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract

Inorganic meets organic: Covalent bonds (peptide condensation) and noncovalent interactions (π–π stacking) have been employed en route toward versatile donor–acceptor inorganic–organic nanohybrids, QD-pyrene/SWNT. A charge-transfer event within the hybrid transforms the excitonic state of the quantum dot into a charge-transfer state that has a lifetime of several nanoseconds. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.