Control of functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube photoluminescence via competition between thermal rearrangement and elimination

We conducted the chiral separation of functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with dibromopropane derivatives. Depending on their chirality and diameter, the thermal treatment of functionalized SWNTs leads to a shift in the emission radiation to longer wavelengths owing to rearrangement reaction in competition with elimination reaction.

Automated summary

The chiral separation of functionalized SWNTs was achieved through thermal treatment, leading to a shift in emission radiation wavelength. This shift is attributed to the competition between rearrangement and elimination reactions.