Hybrid materials and methods for producing the same
AssigneeThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
InventorsDavid E. Luzzi, Brian W. Smith
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Abstract
A hybrid material is provided which comprises a first single-walled nanotube having a lumen, and a fill molecule contained within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube. A method for producing the hybrid material is also provided wherein a single-walled nanotube is contacted with a fill molecule to cause the fill molecule to enter the lumen of the single-walled nanotube.
Claims26
A hybrid material comprising:
- a. a first single-walled nanotube having a lumen;
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- b. a fill molecule contained within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube.
A method-for producing a hybrid material comprising a single-walled nanotube having a lumen and a fill molecule contained within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube, the method comprising the step of contacting the single-walled nanotube with the fill molecule under conditions of temperature, pressure, and time sufficient to cause the fill molecule to enter a lumen of the single-walled nanotube.
A method for producing a hybrid material comprising a single-walled nanotube having a lumen and a fill molecule contained within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube, the method comprising the step of annealing the single-walled nanotube in the presence of the fill molecule.
A bulk material comprising single-walled nanotubes having lumens, wherein at least about 5% of the single-walled nanotubes contain a fill molecule within the lumen of the single-walled nanotube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.