Optical absorption and fluorescence of a multi-walled nanotube-polymer composite

A. B. Dalton; H. J. Byrne; J. N. Coleman; S. Curran; A. P. Davey; B. McCarthy; W. Blau

doi:10.1016/S0379-6779(98)01067-4

Optical absorption and fluorescence of a multi-walled nanotube-polymer composite

A. B. Dalton, H. J. Byrne, J. N. Coleman, S. Curran, A. P. Davey, B. McCarthy, W. Blau

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We report on the optical studies of an organic composite containing an unusual phenylene vinylene copolymer and multi-walled carbon nanotubes in solution. The nanotubes appear to be held in the polymer matrix through a weak interaction between the backbone of the polymer and the lattice of the nanotube. This incorporation greatly effects the absorption and emission properties of the composite. We have also shown that it is possible to control the quantum efficiency of the system by varying the mass fraction of the nanotubes present.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1176-1177
Number of pages	2
Journal	Synthetic Metals
Volume	102
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-6779(98)01067-4
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals (ICSM-98) - Montpellier Duration: 12 Jul 1998 → 18 Jul 1998

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Optical absorption and fluorescence of a multi-walled nanotube-polymer composite

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