Synthesis and Electrophoretic Deposition of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Complexes with a Conjugated Polyelectrolyte

A conjugated tertiary amine-functionalized polymer, poly(9,9-bis(diethylaminopropyl)-2,7-fluorene-co-1,4-phenylene), was synthesized and employed in the supramolecular functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The formation of stable solutions in organic solvents, as well as in water upon protonation of the amine groups, indicates strong supramolecular interactions between the polymers and the carbon nanotube surface. UV−vis …