Tuning the optical properties of carbon nanotube solutions using amphiphilic self-assembly

Michael S. Arnold; Samuel I. Stupp; Mark C. Hersam

doi:10.1117/12.475398

Tuning the optical properties of carbon nanotube solutions using amphiphilic self-assembly

Michael S. Arnold, Samuel I. Stupp, Mark C. Hersam

Northwestern University

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Abstract

Recently it has been shown that aqueous solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) encapsulated and polymer wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) fluoresce in the near infrared (NIR)¹ in the regime of the E₁₁ van Hove transitions for semiconducting SWNTs. For bundled SWNTs, fluorescence is observed to be quenched along with a shift and broadening of the absorbance spectrum. Here, we study two other commercially available surfactants, BRIJ-97 and Triton-X-100, by analysis of carbon nanotube fluorescence and absorptivity in the NIR. It is found that changing the surfactant alters the corresponding optical properties of the solubilized carbon nanotubes. The NIR absorbance spectra of BRIJ-97 and Triton-X-100 carbon nanotube solutions are also compared with the absorbance spectrum of NaCl destabilized SDS-SWNT solutions. By controlling the amount of NaCl added to an aqueous solution of SDS-SWNTs, the optical absorbance spectrum can be made to match that of BRIJ-97 and Triton-X-100 solutions. Lastly, a correlation is drawn between the amount of shift in the absorbance spectrum and the fluorescence intensity, independent of surfactant used. This shift and decrease in fluorescence intensity may be due to carbon nanotube bundling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	238-248
Number of pages	11
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4999
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475398
Publication status	Published - Sep 29 2003
Event	Quantum Sensing: Evolution and Revolution from Past to Future - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 27 2003 → Jan 30 2003

Keywords

BRIJ-97
Buckytube
Bundle
Carbon nanotube
Fluorescence
Optical absorption
Photoluminescence
SDS
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Surfactant
Triton-X-100

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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