Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were functionalized with triphenylene moiety. These triphenylene-functionalized nanomaterials were dispersed into the supramolecular order of hexaalkoxytriphenylene derivatives. The functionalized-nanomaterials-discotic liquid crystal composites were studied by polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffractometry. Our results indicate inclusion of SWNTs and GNPs into the discotic liquid crystalline matrix.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 327-331 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon nanotubes
- Columnar mesophase
- Discotic liquid crystals
- Gold nanoparticles
- Triphenylene