METALLIC AND SEMICONDUCTOR NANOTUBES, NANOCOMPOSITE OF SAME, PURIFICATION OF SAME, AND USE OF SAME
申请人:Papadimitrakopoulos Fotios
公开号:US20160298030A1
公开(公告)日:2016-10-13
A braided nanocomposite comprises a plurality of superhelix nanocomposites reversibly combined in a braided helical configuration, each of the superhelix nanocomposites comprises: an (n,m)-single wall carbon nanotube ((n,m)-SWNT); a plurality of flavin moieties disposed in a helix which is self-assembled around the (n,m)-SWNT; and a writhe formed by coiling of the (n,m)-SWNT, wherein the plurality of superhelix nanocomposites reversibly combines to form the braided nanocomposite. A method for removing a surface defect from nanocomposites comprises: disposing a nanocomposite in a first medium, the nanocomposite comprising: an (n,m)-SWNT; and a plurality of flavin moieties disposed on the (n,m)-SWNT, a portion of the plurality of flavin moieties being arranged in a helix on the (n,m)-SWNT; contacting the nanocomposite with a second medium; and annealing the surface defect among the plurality of flavin moieties disposed on the (n,m)-SWNT to remove the surface defect from the nanocomposite to form an annealed nanocomposite.