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Tuning Physical Properties and Structures of π-Electron System Formed by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes with Selected Chiralities

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Chemical Science of π-Electron Systems

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Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are rolled graphene tubes with a diameter of approximately 1.0 nm and represent a model for one-dimensional π-electron systems. SWCNTs exhibit various remarkable physical properties depending on their chirality. In this chapter, the physical properties of bulk SWCNT assemblies with a selected chirality are discussed. First, several remarkable properties such as optical, conducting, and thermoelectric properties are described. Then, how to tune their properties by electric double-layer techniques (or electrochemical doping techniques) is described. Next, how to control the charge in molecules encapsulated inside the π-nanospace of SWCNTs is demonstrated. Finally, how to produce ordered π-electron system using SWCNTs, i.e., aligned assemblies of SWCNTs, with a selected chirality is discussed.

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Acknowledgment

KY would like to thank my students, H. Kawai, K. Hasegawa, Y. Oshima, Y. Kitamura, R. Moriya, and T. Igarashi, and to thank my collaborators, Profs. Y. Maniwa, Y. Nakai, T. Okada, T. Takenobu, T. Yamamoto, and R. Nakatsu and Drs. Y. Naitou and T. Cuong.

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    Kazuhiro Yanagi

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  2. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Atsuhiro Osuka

  3. Department of Chemistry and Nano Science,, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

    Shunichi Fukuzumi

  4. Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan

    Hideki Kandori

  5. Osaka University, Suita, Japan

    Yoshio Aso

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Yanagi, K. (2015). Tuning Physical Properties and Structures of π-Electron System Formed by Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes with Selected Chiralities. In: Akasaka, T., Osuka, A., Fukuzumi, S., Kandori, H., Aso, Y. (eds) Chemical Science of π-Electron Systems. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55357-1_10

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