Single‐Wall Carbon Nanotube–Ferrocene Nanohybrids: Observing Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Functionalized SWNTs

Dirk M. Guldi, Massimo Marcaccio, Demis Paolucci, Francesco Paolucci, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Dimitrios Tasis, Ester Vázquez

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2003 · 195 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

A long-lived charge-separated state, SWNT.−–Fc.+, is formed by photoinduced electron transfer in a novel single-wall carbon nanotube–ferrocene (SWNT–Fc) nanohybrid. The presence of SWNT.−, detected by laser flash photolysis, was confirmed by time-resolved pulse radiolysis and steady-state bulk electrolysis.

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